The Trump administration has terminated the federal government’s lease agreement with the nonprofit National Links Trust (NLT) for three public golf courses in Washington, DC. The lease took effect in October 2020 and was designed to run 50 years, with the NLT tasked...
Humbl Inc. (OTC: HMBL), a San Diego-based company focused on the convergence of digital technologies and real-world assets, is rebranding as TAP Real Estate Technologies Inc. According to the company, the rebrand marks a corporate repositioning toward the next...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: In putting together a list of predictions for what the real estate industry might experience during 2026, I am reminded of the wonderfully warped psychic Criswell, who gained fame and fortune by making bold predictions including claims that an...
The Federal Housing Administration (FHFA) has released its Fiscal Year 2025 report on the state of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMI Fund), a $1.6 trillion single-family mortgage portfolio. According to the report, the MMI Fund’s Capital Ratio as of Sept. 30 was...
The final Primary Mortgage Markey Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) found 2025 ending with mortgage rates at their lowest level of the year. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.15% as of Dec. 31, down from last week when it averaged 6.18%. A year...
The delinquency rate for commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) ended 2025 with a four basis points uptick to 7.30%, according to data from Trepp Inc. Year-over-year, the overall CMBS delinquency rate is up 73 basis points from 6.57%. However, Trepp noted the...
