Fannie and Freddie Conforming Loan Limits Raised for 2026

by Phil Hall | Nov 25, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has raised the conforming loan limit values for the one-unit mortgages Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will acquire in 2026 to $832,750, an increase of $26,250 from 2025. The increase is linked to the 3.26% house price increase...

Report: Home Delistings Up 28% Year-Over-Year

by Phil Hall | Nov 25, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Nearly 85,000 home sellers took their properties off the market in September, a 28% year-over-year increase and the highest delisting level for that month in eight years, according to a new report from Redfin. Nationwide, 5.5% of all home listings were taken off the...

Pending Home Sales Up by Nearly 2%

by Phil Hall | Nov 25, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Pending home sales in October were up by 1.9% from September and were down by a slight 0.4% from on year earlier, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). On a regional basis, month-over-month pending home sales were up in the Northeast,...

Maine Home Sales Up 10.73% from Last Year

by Phil Hall | Nov 25, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A total of 1,651 single-family existing home sales were recorded in Maine during October, a 10.73% increase from one year earlier. According to data from the Maine Association of Realtors, the median sales price for homes sold hit $426,000, up 7.85% from October 2024....

FHFA Announces 2026 Multifamily Loan Caps

by Phil Hall | Nov 25, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced the 2026 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) will be $88 billion for each entity, for a combined total of $176 billion to support the multifamily market. In an...