Real estate investors say conditions are getting bleaker
An industry sentiment index hit a new low, with 45% of investors saying the current business environment has worsened compared to a year ago.
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Iran conflict sours real estate investor sentiment to 3-year low
The percentage of investors who view the market as better than it was a year ago fell to 36% from 45% in the winter, according to a spring survey.
Rithm Capital inks $1.5B deal for investor loans
A "large institutional investor" will provide funding to assist Rithm in acquiring as much as $1.5 billion worth of residential transition loans.
Investment properties collateralize PennyMac’s $355.5 million MBS sale
The underlying prime mortgages have an average balance of $358,024, a weighted average (WA) original FICO score of 776, an original cumulative loan-to-value (LTV) ratio of 73.6%.
Real estate investors pull back on home buying in Q3
Investors bought 15.9% of U.S. homes sold in Q3, according to Redfin, a level similar to 2018 and 2019, when the share was around 14%.
What the mortgage industry is watching on election night
Mortgage professionals are focusing on housing policies and the Federal Reserve this November.
Investor purchases increase for first time in 2 years
Compared to a year ago, investors bought a greater number of properties and made up a larger share of overall purchases, returning to the market faster than individual buyers, according to Redfin.
Investor share of single-family market supported by smallest buyers
The segment demonstrated sustained resilience in the third quarter, growing its share of the market each month amid rate volatility, according to Corelogic.
Why more investors feel ‘much better’ about real estate
The share of residential property buyers that put themselves in the most optimistic category jumped notably in the latest edition of an RCN survey.
Investors made up one-quarter of June’s home purchases
While the share is slightly lower than at the start of 2023, the market is not expected to slip back to lower pre-pandemic levels, CoreLogic said.
Experienced investment groups bring $1.2 billion CMBS to market
The sponsors got the portfolio through multiple acquisitions from May through October.
MetLife extends RMBS market reach with investment-property pool
The insurance company has previously sponsored three securitizations of reperforming/nonperforming loans since 2017.
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Glen Fest
Single-family rental loans lack uniform credit standards: Freddie Mac
The single-family rental market could benefit from more consistent loan terms and expanded secondary mortgage market opportunities, Freddie Mac found in a preliminary test of expanded involvement in the sector.
