Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will now need Federal Housing Finance Agency approval—and possibly public comment—before offering new products, in order to ensure safety and soundness standards.

“This far-reaching agreement is an important milestone in our work to transform the operating practices at Wells Fargo and to put these issues behind us,” said Charlie Scharf, Wells Fargo’s CEO.

"The rising popularity of outdoor features suggests the pandemic has changed the way we want to live for good, priming the backyard for a 2023 evolution," said Amanda Pendleton, Zillow's Home Trends Expert.

Fannie Mae’s Economic & Strategic Research Group now forecasts recessionary conditions taking a hold of the market during Q1 2023, even after forecasting better fourth-quarter numbers due to strong GDP and personal consumption figures.

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Zillow reports that monthly mortgage payments retreated in November, but numbers are still up more than 60% over the past year.

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“Rent growth is likely to continue cooling,” said Redfin Economics Research Lead Chen Zhao.

“We’ve now seen four consecutive months of home price pullbacks at the national level,” said Ben Graboske, President of Black Knight’s Data and Analytics Division.