The Chicago Board of Trade has launched a new futures contract based on the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index.DJUSRE Index futures contracts are designed to help market participants capitalize on changes in the real estate sector of the stock market and better manage commercial real estate exposure. The new index is intended to accommodate the needs of institutional real estate investors and the commercial real estate market. It settles the value of the DJUSRE Index, which is comprised mostly of REITs. The CBOT also introduced three market makers for the new product including Susquehanna Investment Group, Wolverine Trading LLC and Allston Trading LLC.
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The Housing for the 21st Century Act includes provisions covering policy, manufactured homes and rural infrastructure introduced in a prior Senate proposal.
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Mortgage loan officer licensing saw its first rise since 2022 as Fannie Mae projects $2.4T in 2026 volume. Experts eye a market reset amid improving affordability.
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The secondary market regulator will formally publish its own rule on Feb. 6, after a comment period and without making changes to what it proposed in July.
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The FHFA chief told Fox an offering could be done near term - but may not be - while a Treasury official addressed conservatorship questions at an FSOC hearing.
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Bowing to industry pressure, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is warning consumers with notices on its complaint portal not to file disputes about inaccurate information on credit reports, among other changes.
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The mortgage technology unit at Intercontinental Exchange posted a profit for the third straight quarter, even as lower minimums among renewals capped growth.
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