The baseline conforming loan limit for a one-unit property will be $806,500 for 2025.

The new plans from FHFA focus on efforts for rural markets, manufactured housing and first-time homebuyers.

The big question: Who will Bessent hire at Treasury to make the GSE (release) dream happen?

Two new partnerships were announced this month that will help assist with housing access on tribal lands.

Deliveries of refinances to the government-sponsored enterprises jumped from $9.37 billion in September to $15.59 billion in October.

The GSEs detailed the property insurance requirements in bulletins in February, as directed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

The share of mortgages in forbearance increased from 0.34% as of the end of September to 0.47% at the end of October, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

If Calabria is tapped for the FHFA job again, more of the same can be expected: higher capital requirements, increased fees and a smaller GSE footprint.

Government mortgage insurance programs captured most of the primary MI gain in the third quarter.

AGMIT acquired $136.9 million of home equity loans in the third quarter and has committed to purchasing another $200 million in loans over the next several months.