Category Archives: Housing Finance

On May 27, The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released the Housing Price Index for Q1 2025, which found that house prices decreased by 0.1 percent from February 2025 to March 2025. The report also...

On May 27, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he is working to take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) public. The post also noted that, in this scenario, the U.S. government would maintain...

According to American Banker, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte stated on Monday that the decision to end the GSE’s conservatorship must come from the President. Director Pulte has been working towards improving the efficiency...

According to Bloomberg, 10 percent of the underlying mortgages in CMBS are assigned special servicers due to their high likelihood of default. With economic uncertainty rising and the inability to draw tenants, some office property...

FHFA released their housing price index on April 29. The report found that housing prices rose by 0.1 percent from January to February 2025, and 3.9 percent YoY from February 2024 to February 2025. The...

Recent over-construction of multifamily properties had led to price concessions as landlords tried to attract tenants, according to the Wall Street Journal. However, current tariffs on imported housing materials, and a shortage in construction labor,...

Home equity in the U.S. has risen nearly 80 percent since 2020 – up from $19.5 trillion to $35 trillion, according to data from the Federal Reserve. American homeowners are increasingly experiencing the lock-in effect...

The FHFA’s Housing Price Index was released on March 25. The index found that house prices rose by 0.2 percent in January 2025 and 4.8 percent from January 2024 to January 2025.  Read More

FHFA director Bill Pulte does not intend to lower the loan limit for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs). The standard loan limit increased by 5.2 percent between 2024 and 2025 and currently sits...