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Investor pitches new IPO plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Jon Oksenholt believes the GSEs can be worth $1 trillion without exiting conservatorship
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New-home mortgage demand continues slide in July
Higher financing costs translate to weaker application and sales activity: MBA
Single-family housing starts drop to lowest level since 2022
Home building slowdown worsened in July as experts point to entrenched sector weakness
Foreclosure activity continues steady climb in July
Lender repossessions jumped from year-ago levels, with Texas metros leading major U.S. cities
Data centers are a CRE cash cow. Midterm politics may change the investment calculus.
Rural conservatives are finding common ground with environmentalists over the dangers of data centers — and politicians are listening
Sluggish second-quarter results for the life science sector of commercial real estate
Net absorption fell and vacancy rates increased, while venture capital funding rose 13% during the quarter
Why wholesale lending needs smoother broker-lender handoffs
As workflows fragment after submission, brokers and lenders face growing pressure to improve continuity
The new rules for protecting real estate investors
The mortgage industry’s operational reboot is underway
Stable rates creating new openings in distressed sales
Blockchain blockbuster: Top execs tout Figure-Kiavi deal
Kiavi to gain a wholesale distribution channel as Figure uses agentic AI to write a uniform language for non-agency capital markets
Midwest bullishness offsets subdued investor confidence
Survey findings show investors brushing off Iran war impacts as conflict drags on
Home flippers see first rise in profit margins in two years
Total flipped-home sales were almost 9% lower than a year ago, however, as real estate investors adjust to a tricky market
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