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Fannie and Freddie Conforming Loan Limits Raised for 2026

Fannie and Freddie Conforming Loan Limits Raised for 2026

by Phil Hall | Nov 25, 2025 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, 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...
FHFA Announces 2026 Multifamily Loan Caps

FHFA Announces 2026 Multifamily Loan Caps

by Phil Hall | Nov 25, 2025 | News/Current 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...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Nov. 17-21

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Nov. 17-21

by Phil Hall | Nov 21, 2025 | Hits and Misses, International Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

An affordability challenge in rural America, Canadian and American renters consider the pursuit of homeownership, and Arkansas realtors helping communities facing food insecurity. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week...
Mortgage Rates Inch Up Slightly

Mortgage Rates Inch Up Slightly

by Phil Hall | Nov 20, 2025 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage rates inched up slightly in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.26% as of Nov. 20, up from last week when it averaged 6.24%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 6.84%....
Mortgage Rates Inch Up Again

Mortgage Rates Inch Up Again

by Phil Hall | Nov 6, 2025 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage rates were on the rise in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.22% as of Nov. 6, up from last week when it averaged 6.17%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 6.79%. The...
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