Issuance of MBS backed by non-QMs remains healthy while prime non-agency MBS activity has slowed.

New York-based real estate investment trust MFA Financial is working on two separate non-QM- related MBS deals that could come to market sometime this spring, according to officials familiar with the transactions.

Investment demand for data-center real estate investment trusts is likely to grow given the expanding demand for technology services, and it will not be risky, Morningstar Credit Ratings said in a new report.