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A common concern in housing finance reactions has been the lack of accommodation for strategies routinely used to manage credit, rate and liquidity exposures.

Bidding wars are also coming back into play in several markets across the country, with the Northeast, in particular, seeing increased activity, according to Redfin.

Contract closings decreased 1% from a month earlier to a 3.78 million annualized rate, according to National Association of Realtors data released Friday.

"Someone somewhere has not taken a victory lap for the work that has been done to rehabilitate the enterprises." Priscilla Almodovar said in a Bloomberg interview.

Sekisui House Ltd. announced a $4.9 billion agreement on Thursday to buy MDC Holdings Inc., ikely the biggest U.S. purchase of a homebuilder by a Japanese company.

The median listing price per square foot changed an average of 11.04% from one year to the next in the top five metro areas.

Lending activity among builders surged over 22% annually in December, but the growing share of FHA-backed borrowing in the segment took a step back for the first time in four months, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Reven Office REIT is seeking $100 million from a lead investor and $900 million through a "blind pool" initial public offering.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine rolled out the Welcome Home Ohio program, a product of the Ohio legislature's biennium budget bill, House Bill 33.

The move is somewhat counterintuitive relative to other market signals but Fannie Mae generally forecasts a net positive shift in lending conditions this year.