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Ginnie Mae Issued $46.1 Billion in Mortgage-Backed Securities During March

Ginnie Mae Issued $46.1 Billion in Mortgage-Backed Securities During March

by Phil Hall | Apr 16, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Ginnie Mae announced that its mortgage-backed securities (MBS) portfolio outstanding grew to $2.91 trillion as of March. Ginnie Mae issued $46.1 billion in total MBS last month, resulting in net portfolio growth of $4.16 billion. The issuance included $44.5 billion in...
Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors Taps Peter Trazzera as Senior Director of Capital Markets

Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors Taps Peter Trazzera as Senior Director of Capital Markets

by Phil Hall | Apr 16, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, a Chicago-headquartered advisor in healthcare real estate investment sales, announced the hiring of Peter Trazzera as senior director of capital markets. In a statement, the company said Trazzera “brings deep expertise in...
Report: FHFA’s Pulte Responsible for Introducing Trump to Controversial Meme

Report: FHFA’s Pulte Responsible for Introducing Trump to Controversial Meme

by Phil Hall | Apr 16, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A new report has identified Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), as being responsible for calling President Trump’s attention to post a controversial meme depicting him as a Christ-like healer. According to an Axios report...
Builder Confidence at 7-Month Low

Builder Confidence at 7-Month Low

by Phil Hall | Apr 15, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes evaporated in the latest Housing Market Index (HMI) published by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), dropping four points in April to 34, its lowest level since September 2025. Any...
Percentage of First-Time Homebuyers Falls to All-Time Low

Percentage of First-Time Homebuyers Falls to All-Time Low

by Phil Hall | Apr 15, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The number of first-time homebuyers has dropped to an all-time low, according to the 2026 Homebuyers and Sellers Generational Trends report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Among the age demographics, Baby Boomers accounted for 42% of today’s property...
Trump Threatens to Fire Powell if He Stays on the Federal Reserve Board

Trump Threatens to Fire Powell if He Stays on the Federal Reserve Board

by Phil Hall | Apr 15, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump has threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell if he remains at the central bank after his leadership term ends on May 15. Powell still has two years to serve as a member of the Fed’s board of governor, and under Fed rules he can...
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