Secondary markets

Depending on who wins, it will be four years of progressive policy chaos or four years of indifference towards the housing market.

Deer Park has launched its first mortgage fund targeting discounted office debt following a period of elevated interest rates that has hammered valuations.

Chief capital markets officer William Chang is stepping down "to explore new opportunities within the mortgage banking sector."

The deal reunites the executive that heads up Securent Risk Retention Group with former colleagues and allows SitusAMC to support growth for other business lines.

The president of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers shares her outlook for the trigger lead bill, secondary-market refinancing restrictions and more.

The company has done 10 of these transactions, and its track record on paying them off shows how successful it has been, Morningstar DBRS noted in a presale report.

Activist John Hope Bryant has suggested the 40-year mortgage as a solution to affordability issues for first-time buyers. While it has some support, industry players also note questions about practicality remain.

State housing finance agencies had a resurgent fiscal 2023 and the recent fed funds rate reduction could have a mixed impact on them, Fitch Ratings said.

Mortgage bankers feared a proposal related to lenders' access to a major secondary market and related reporting was too harsh. They're eyeing a redraft closely.

Awareness of disaster risk has increased in the public and private sectors, and it appears to be prompting more interest in home improvements in particular.