Mortgages

Some in the space say they've seen new players coming in but others disagreed during a panel at the Mortgage Bankers Association's Secondary and Capital Markets conference.

The Mortgage Bankers Association sees the likelihood of a rise in sales activity later this year based on recent construction trends, in a turnaround from the 2022 market.

The government-sponsored enterprise only tweaked the two-year mortgage origination forecast, with a $6 billion reduction for 2023, but an increase of $7 billion for 2024.

Jobs numbers, inflation data and the continued debate over raising the debt ceiling are factors applying upward pressure.

Now that the national emergency is over some — but not all — government-related entities have set what may be final deadlines for this form of pandemic relief.

But the percentage of loans in workout no longer current increased in April, the Mortgage Bankers Association found.

Although issuance of new securitizations has been low compared to year-ago levels, it rebounded as spring buying began

Low interest rates on 2021 and 2022 mortgages might mean low prepayment rates, exposing investors to duration risk on supported mortgage-backed securities.

Home price overvaluations over 10% are easing in some markets, analysts say, but RMBS investors are still cautiously tightening liquidity amid uncertainty.

The offering comes amid an ongoing wave of private and public MSR sales.