Thus far in 2019, the story of the housing market has been a tale of strong housing demand and limited supply. On the demand side, steadily rising house-buying power has fueled greater demand. Falling mortgage rates and rising household income sparked a nearly 12.6% increase in house-buying power year to date through September.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has announced that it issued a request for input about Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s pooling practices for forming “To-Be-Announced”-eligible Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities (UMBS).

U.S. homeowners are more likely to be “equity rich” than underwater. That’s according to a new report by ATTOM Data Solutions.