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| FHFA Raises Conforming Loan Limits for Fannie, Freddie | ||
| 12/4/2019 6:30 AM | ||
| The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Nov. 26 that it will raise the conforming loan limit for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to $510,000, up from $484,350, Housing Wire reported. This will be the fourth consecutive annual increase, during which time the limit has increased by more than $93,000...Read More | ||
| Fed Beige Book Reveals Increased Construction Activity | ||
| 12/4/2019 6:30 AM | ||
| Both residential and commercial construction activity was steady to moderately higher in most Fed districts during the past six weeks, but home sales remained mostly flat or showed only slight increases, the Federal Reserve reported Nov. 27 in its latest Beige Book. Overall economic activity showed [......Read More | ||
| Cap Rate Compression Expected to Stop as the 2020 Election Draws Closer: Experts | ||
| 12/4/2019 6:30 AM | ||
| Cap rate compression in the current market likely will stop as the 2020 presidential election nears and investors re-evaluate their exposure to domestic and geopolitical risks, according to investment advisory firm National Net Lease Group, GlobeSt.com reported Nov. 27....Read More | ||
| FHFA to Again Propose Enterprise Capital Rule for GSEs | ||
| 11/27/2019 6:30 AM | ||
| The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Nov. 19 that it will once again propose capital requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac involving the “entire regulation,” a plan first proposed in 2018. The proposal is expected in 2020, and will coincide with the end of conservatorship for the gover [......Read More | ||
| CFPB Reconsiders TRID Rule, Reviews Mortgage Disclosures | ||
| 11/27/2019 6:30 AM | ||
| The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Nov. 20 it will review the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule and may eliminate it. The bureau will consider public comments as it also evaluates modifying or expanding TRID, which has caused significant concern among mortgage and title companies [......Read More | ||
| Industrial Real Estate Sector Starting to Exhibit Signs of Slowdown, Reis Data Shows | ||
| 11/27/2019 6:30 AM | ||
| The industrial sector may be cooling off, according to real estate research firm Reis, National Real Estate Investor reported Nov. 21. Industrial tenants are expected to absorb about 50% less space over the next two years than was absorbed during the past two, and 18 markets saw negative net absorpt [......Read More | ||
| IRS Boosts Enforcement of Syndicated Conservation Easements | ||
| 11/20/2019 6:30 AM | ||
| The IRS announced Nov. 12 that it’s ramping up enforcement actions for syndicated conservation easement transactions, looking for overstated values from more than a billion dollars in easements donated to charity. The IRS says it intends to end “abusive” transactions that defraud the government of r [......Read More | ||
| Public Offering of Shares in Fannie and Freddie May Be Available By 2021: FHFA | ||
| 11/20/2019 6:30 AM | ||
| A large public offering of shares in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will probably be ready by 2021 or 2022, according to Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria, National Real Estate Investor reported Nov. 13. Calabria said he expects the FHFA to have a rule dictating capital requirements [......Read More | ||
| Widespread Acceptance of Digital Mortgages Years Off: Fitch | ||
| 11/13/2019 6:30 AM | ||
| Concerns over enforceability, technology and security could delay broad acceptance of digital mortgages for several years, according to ratings agency Fitch Ratings, HousingWire reported Nov. 5. While some government and mortgage industry entities have made progress, the use and acceptance of electr [......Read More | ||
| WeWork May Leave Landlords with Empty Space, Bills: Report | ||
| 11/13/2019 6:30 AM | ||
| Some landlords who signed leases with beleaguered co-working operator WeWork may be left with both vacant space and the bills for tenant improvements because the We Company structured its leases through LLCs that are not guaranteed by its holding company, according to real estate advisory firm Georg [......Read More | ||