New private money expected to flow into mortgages

The mortgage finance industry is abuzz with word of new residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) issued by private investment firms â€” the first such planned issuance in more than a year, and some say a sign that the credit freeze may be thawing out for private-label RMBS.

This is another sign the residential real estate market is bottoming out, that some private investors are starting to see more upside to downside to investing in mortgages.

January 15, 2010 by Realtor John Wake

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