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...
reAlpha Mortgage, a division of reAlpha Tech Corp. (NASDAQ: AIRE), has launched a national loan officer recruitment program. According to the Dublin, Ohio-based company, the program will offer Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) awards to loan officers who join reAlpha. The...
November home sales in Kansas totaled 2,560 units, a 9.6% decline from the 2,831 transactions recorded one year earlier. At the end of the month, there were 3,762 contracts still pending, up 7.8% from the 3,491 total set 12 months earlier. According to data from...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 6-10
