HousingWire Daily Housing policy and pending home sales
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Jan 22, 2026 
Logan Mohtashami, a lead analyst specializing in housing and mortgage markets, joins to discuss key housing policies. He highlights the difference between proposed and enacted policies, cautioning against overreacting to short-term data distortions in pending home sales. Logan also emphasizes the importance of Fed independence and how political influences can impact monetary policy. The conversation touches on rental supply, market reactions to global economic factors, and a cautious outlook on price trends through 2026.
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Davos Talk Was Mostly Ideas, Not Action
- Trump’s Davos remarks contained proposals but few enacted changes so far.
- The mortgage-backed security purchases are the main policy already moving markets.
Institutional 'Ban' Is Narrow And Has Carve-Outs
- The executive order targeting institutional investors doesn't ban private buying outright.
- It carves out build-to-rent to avoid disrupting rental supply and shelter inflation.
Yields Stayed Stable After Davos
- Markets were stable after the Davos speech with the 10-year near 4.27%.
- Global and domestic noise, not the speech, had driven recent yield moves.