Author name: Ricky Vasquez

Trump’s $200B MBS plan set off by GSE valuation gap: Pulte

Mortgage-backed securities purchases became the current focus of near-term plans for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac due to lower-than-anticipated valuations for a planned stock offering, a housing official told Fox Business. Processing Content “Today some people say the businesses are worth up to $1 trillion. They’re worth $500 billion to $700 billion, we believe,” Federal […]

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Rocket, Compass join forces on Redfin listings

Rocket Mortgage is partnering with Compass to share listings on Redfin, in a major deal which also includes pricing promotions.  Processing Content The companies Thursday announced a 3-year partnership for Compass to share its “Coming Soon” and “Private Exclusive” listings to Redfin, which they said could bring over 500,000 more listings on Redfin. Rocket offerings

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Foreclosure starts surge to early 2020 levels

The national delinquency rate cooled last month, while foreclosure activity hit its highest level since early 2020, a new industry report shows. Processing Content Delinquencies fell by three basis points to 3.65% in January, 15 basis points below prepandemic levels, but foreclosure starts caught up with its 2020 numbers last month, totaling 42,000, according to

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