Let’s dive into the mailbag. “Rob, the FHFA announced that Fannie and Freddie will remove ‘certain’ homeowners insurance requirements which may reduce costs. But what are your contacts saying about where their industry-facing priorities are?” Both are focused on leveraging technology and reminding lenders of their existing products. For example, Fannie offers a construction to perm program , as does Freddie Mac , and has “ MH Advantage ” for manufactured homes; Freddie has

Here in New Orleans, the other night on the street, or was it on a capital markets conference call yesterday, I heard someone singing, “There's a party goin' on right here, a celebration to last throughout the years…” by Kool & the Gang. The years sail by, and it’s hard to believe that the COVID pandemic was six years ago with its increase in deaths . For our biz, we switched to “work from home,” among other changes. Along those lines, I received this note: “Rob, are you hea