Mortgage rates hit 3-year low
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Mortgage rates fell 22 basis points after President Donald Trump instructed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy $200 billion in mortgage-backed bonds, or MBS. Analysts predict that $200 billion of MBS purchases could drive Continue Reading
Watch CNBC’s full interview with Pretium Co-President Stephen Scherr
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Pretium Co-President Stephen Scherr joins ‘Money Movers’ to discuss President Donald Trump’s proposed ownership ban on large investors buying single-family homes, housing affordability, and more. 09:16 Fri, Jan 9 202612:33 PM EST
FHFA director Bill Pulte on Trump’s housing affordability push
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC’s “The Exchange” team is joined by Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to discuss President Trump’s directive for government-sponsored entities to purchase $200 billion in mortgage bonds as part of his administration’s push Continue Reading
Watch CNBC’s full interview with FHFA director Bill Pulte
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC’s “The Exchange” team is joined by Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to discuss President Trump’s directive for government-sponsored entities to purchase $200 billion in mortgage bonds as part of his administration’s push Continue Reading
President has limited tools to unilaterally help housing affordability: PIMCO’s Cantrill
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC’s “The Exchange” team discusses President Trump’s housing affordability push, tariff policy and more with Libby Cantrill, head of public policy at PIMCO.
Two plays on the senior housing boom can rally more than 20%, Goldman says
Goldman Sachs sees big opportunities in two real estate stocks that it says will benefit from the booming senior population. On Friday, the firm initiated coverage of Ventas, whose portfolio includes senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities and medical office buildings, with a buy rating and $94 price target. That Continue Reading
Mortgage rates drop to lowest level in nearly 3 years
A ‘For Sale’ sign is posted beside property for sale in Alhambra, California. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Mortgage rates fell sharply on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump said on social media that he is instructing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy Continue Reading
Trump orders mortgage bond purchases. These stocks are jumping
United Wholesale Mortgage at the NYSE, January 22, 2021 Source: The New York Stock Exchange Shares in mortgage lenders jumped Friday after President Donald Trump instructed “representatives” to purchase mortgage bonds in an attempt to lower rates for homebuyers. Trump said in a social media post on Thursday that he Continue Reading
Hopes rise for Chinese property support ahead of Two Sessions meeting
Real Estate Projects in Yantai, Shandong, China on January 5, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese policymakers may be finally warming to the idea of tackling the country’s worsening real estate slump, raising expectations that stronger support measures could be coming later this year. The Communist Continue Reading