A weekend topic starting with the Wall Street Journal. "Detroit is making a comeback after years of decline that led to a bankruptcy filing in 2013. But large swaths of the city are left behind, starved of the housing credit…
A report from the Sun Sentinel. "The housing market in South Florida has been booming for much of 2020 — sparked by low interest rates, high demand and low inventory — but real estate experts say they consider the trend…
A report from the South Florida Business Journal. "The Related Group proposed a 37-story apartment building with no on-site parking in downtown Miami. There’s an over-supply of condos on the market in downtown Miami and condo sales have slowed during…
A weekend topic starting with Bloomberg. "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said a regulator’s plan to boost their capital would increase mortgage borrowing costs for the millions of Americans who rely on the companies to buy homes and asked that…
A weekend topic starting with Housing Wire. "This week, FHFA Director Mark Calabria and the GSEs have rolled out an across-the-board 50 bp delivery fee on all refinances. Since the onset of COVID-19, and despite heroic efforts by the Fed…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said they would impose a new fee to insulate themselves from losses on refinanced mortgages they guarantee, a sign of potential turbulence in the housing market. 'For the…
A report from Habitat. "The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) implemented measures in March to ensure that millions of homeowners weren’t put out on the street in the middle of a pandemic. Protections include a moratorium on foreclosures for anyone…
A weekend topic starting with the Oregonian. "Despite stay-at-home orders, the coronavirus pandemic, high unemployment and an unsure global economy, people are buying homes in Oregon. 'People are willing to overpay for what they want because of lending rates,' says…
A report from News 3 Las Vegas in Nevada. "Tom Blanchard, President of Las Vegas Realtors, dismisses any speculation that the Las Vegas real estate market is headed for a bubble. 'There is no bubble,' Blanchard said, 'We are still…
A report from Mortgage Professional America. "The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Monday warned Congress that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could not withstand a serious economic downturn and asked for the authority to develop more stringent capital standards for…