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Both of the two government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which remain in government receivership ten years after the housing crisis, posted strong financial results for the third quarter of this year. Freddie Mac reported net income of $2.7 billion and comprehensive income of $2.6 billion while Fannie Mae's comprehensive and net were both $4.0 billion. Freddie Mac's results are slightly ahead of those in the second quarter when comprehensive income was $2.4 billion, but down from the $4.6 billion reported in the third quarter of 2017. The company realized $3.3 in net interest income and $728 million in derivative gains. The company said its results reflected continued strong earnings from guarantee fee income , which rose from $169 billion in the third quarter of
Housing News
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Both of the two government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which remain in government receivership ten years after the housing crisis, posted strong financial results for the third quarter of this year. Freddie Mac reported n... (read more)
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Rob Chrisman
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Many states “gain an hour” Sunday morning by setting clocks back. Robots don’t care what time it is - will they build your next house? Companies like Modular Home Builder or Baltimore’s Blueprint Robotics Inc. are attracting a... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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This morning brings the often-important jobs report. Traditionally, the key component has been nonfarm payrolls (NFP), which is just a tally of new jobs created during the past month. NFP is especially important in times of transition&n... (read more)
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Mortgage Rate Watch
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It's Thursday! That means it's time, once again, to set the record straight on today's actual mortgage rates as opposed to those suggested by almost any other news article on the topic today. Why should you trust me as opposed to a multitude of finan... (read more)
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Housing News
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Construction spending in September was largely unchanged from where it was in August. The U.S. Census Bureau said that private and public sector spending during the month was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.330 trillion, not statistically ... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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Today ended up being somewhat triumphant for bonds. It didn't begin that way, however. Yields were higher overnight and moved up just a bit more in the first hour and a half of domestic trading. Early economic data was largely ignor... (read more)
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