URAR: Expect The Unexpected
Dan Figurski of SingleSource Property Solutions discusses how originators will face a shift as the redesigned URAR and UAD 3.6 bring clearer property insights and data-driven appraisal reporting
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Fannie Mae: Moderate Housing Market Growth Into 2026
The GSE projects a gradual housing market rebound through 2026, with rising home sales, moderating price growth, and mortgage activity improving as interest rates slowly ease
FHFA Sets Forth GSE Housing Goals
FHFA has finalized 2026–2028 housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, lowering single‑family low-income benchmarks, while keeping multifamily targets steady to balance affordability and market stability
Housing Execs Press Congress To Address Supply Shortfall
A coalition of housing leadership organized by the J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy is urging Congress to enact bipartisan, comprehensive housing legislation to address the nationwide affordability crisis
Just Trying To Help Borrowers Can Be Complicated
How the mortgage market is gradually evolving, with renewed interest in ARMs, potential LLPA changes, shifting credit policies, and data uncertainty requiring lenders to adapt strategies across pricing, risk, and hedging
GAO Finds FHFA Lax On Fair Lending Rules
The Government Accountability Office is urging the Federal Housing Finance Agency to issue clear, written guidance on how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should meet fair lending requirements amid shifting oversight and increasing use of property technology
Conforming Loan Limits To Jump $26,250
The FHFA has announced the conforming loan limit (CLL) values for mortgages Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will acquire in 2026, as in most of the U.S., the 2026 CLL value for one-unit properties will be $832,750
GSEs Announce $15B Increase In Multifamily Loan Purchase Caps
With stability growing in market conditions, stronger maturity volumes, and a gradual decline in interest rates, multifamily lending activity is projected to rise in 2026
Ackman Advocates Market-Based Exit Plan For Fannie And Freddie
Proposal outlines a market-driven approach to enhance shareholder value, preserve mortgage affordability, and facilitate a controlled exit from conservatorship
Fannie Mae Ending Its Hard 620 Score Cutoff
As per the GSE's latest Selling Guide Announcement, the minimum representative credit score requirement of 620 will be removed for new loan case files created on or after November 16, 2025