Although existing home sales rose in October, the housing market is on track for its worst year in over a decade, according to Molly Boesel, principal economist at CoreLogic.
Most of the banking industry’s biggest players in residential MBS reported substantial increases in the value of their holdings in the third quarter. (Includes two data tables.)
Portfolio management of the Federal Reserve’s agency MBS holdings accounted for much of the Fannie/Freddie Supers issuance in the third quarter. (Includes two data tables.)
Rithm Capital hasn’t released many details on its new security backed by MSR, but its CEO Michael Nierenberg calls the transaction “novel” and market participants expect to see more such issuance.