Jensen frames the 2% upfront mortgage insurance premium as a strategic affordability lever: it raises initial cash needs but can meaningfully reduce recurring mortgage insurance costs and monthly payments for borrowers who intend to hold the loan long-term. She cautions that the upfront option [...]
Mortgage rates sitting at 7.57% have pushed borrowing costs into a range that is increasingly constraining activity, and demand softened further last week as buyers and refinancers reacted. Refinance volumes have remained especially muted, with few homeowners finding sufficient incentive to trade up or [...]
True Ground opened a $64M, 130-unit affordable senior housing community in Loudoun County, VA—investment-grade opportunity tied to LIHTC-backed cash flows.
Freddie Mac names John Glessner as chief risk officer after Anil Hinduja's departure; impacts private lenders' exposure and capital markets strategies now.
Private residential construction spending rose, while single-family outlays remained lower yearly, as elevated borrowing costs continue to suppress demand.
Flyhomes scales wholesale Buy-Before-You-Sell, adding Tyler Moynihan, Nihit Nirmal and Wendy Tieu — implications for private lenders' origination flow.
This transaction is built on a pool of 218 loans and is supported by a sizable $98.5 million accumulation account alongside a limited-term revolving structure. The breadth of loans delivers basic diversification benefits by spreading borrower and collateral exposure across multiple credits and property [...]
CRMLS rebuffs Compass over cooperation rules and creates an MLS Legal Defense Fund — potential effects on listing access referral flows & transaction risk.
One in five sellers cut prices as inventory rises and pending sales fall, signaling softer comps, heightened lending risk/ opportunity for private lenders.
Edgerton’s announcement of a new broker membership tier at CMLS represents a deliberate recalibration of how broker services and access are packaged within an established industry forum. Framed as a membership innovation, the move signals a strategy to segment the broker market by needs [...]
