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One could change how commercial property is taxed, the other could change rent control policies. Both might affect financing.

Mortgage applications decreased 0.7% from one week earlier, but lending activity should continue strong for the remainder of the year as rates stay low, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

But current owner Blackstone and FOA management will keep 70% of the company after its merger with a SPAC.

The recent decrease in the rate at which current loans became impaired could further encourage the cautious return of the non-QM market currently underway.

The expanded relief on tax income data will become accessible this fall, according to a press release LoanBeam issued this week during Freddie Mac's Connect client conference.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 9.

Mortgage rates remained flat this week, a sign that the bottom has possibly been reached, but the housing market looks to remain strong for the near future, according to Freddie Mac.

The up-and-down pattern for mortgage application activity continued, as volume rose 4.6% from one week earlier led by refinancings, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Whether low rates will continue to outweigh health and employment concerns for millennials and Generation Z remains to be seen.

With the onset of COVID and the reaction by the Federal Reserve Board and other agencies, market pressures have reduced credit availability significantly.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 2.

The government-sponsored enterprise's first multifamily sustainability bond transaction, totaling $600 million, is part of Freddie's K-Deal program.

Mortgage rates fell back toward their all-time low this week, increasing purchasing power for homebuyers. But the lack of homes for sale drives up prices and reduces affordability, according to Freddie Mac.

The accusations against Nutter Home Loans, like an earlier settlement with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, center on concerns related to FHA-insured reverse mortgages. The company "strongly disputes" them.

Pending home sales rose more than expected in August, reaching the highest level on record as low mortgage rates fuel a housing rally.

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization drew up the recommended wording in consultation with a group of lenders and investors after the passage of the Taxpayers First Act last year.

Mortgage applications decreased 4.8% from one week earlier, as refinance activity was down even as average rates fell to a new record low, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.