President Trump said on social media Thursday that he is directing the federal government to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, a move he argued would help reduce mortgage rates at a time when Americ...

President Trump says he wants to ban institutional investors from buying up houses, and while that's not a problem in our area, other factors are keeping first-time homebuyers on the sidelines.

“It’s hard to know for sure, but it seems like he’s instructing the GSEs to increase their retained portfolios,” said Michael Bright, a former manager of Ginnie Mae’s portfolio of mortgage bonds.