Liezel Once

Liezel Once

Liezel Once joined KM International as a freelance writer in 2024, and has been writing for Mortgage Professional America and Canadian Mortgage Professional since 2025. She is a media professional with extensive background in broadcast journalism. Liezel worked as a radio, TV, and online news writer/reporter in the Philippines, covering national security, disasters, and the economy. She also contributed business, technology, and future of work articles to a BPO marketplace company.

December CRE deal slump tests fragile recovery in office and lending

December’s drop masked a year that still moved capital back into commercial real estate

December CRE deal slump tests fragile recovery in office and lending

Rocket's Krishna says company's mortgage originations are soaring

CEO flags four-year high in mortgage volume as demand returns for lenders and brokers

Rocket's Krishna says company's mortgage originations are soaring

Young Black buyers fall further behind in homeownership race

Redfin data shows Gen Z and millennial gaps widening, despite policy efforts

Young Black buyers fall further behind in homeownership race

Fed dove Miran presses for bigger cuts

Outgoing governor’s call for bigger moves keep pressure on Fed and mortgage markets

Fed dove Miran presses for bigger cuts

Brookfield inks $1.2bn deal for REIT

$1.2 billion buyout gives Brookfield a ready‑made industrial and IOS platform

Brookfield inks $1.2bn deal for REIT

Trump’s Fed pick appears in Epstein files

Kevin Warsh’s nomination collides with a fresh release of Jeffrey Epstein records

Trump’s Fed pick appears in Epstein files

More borrowers slip behind on mortgages

Late-stage delinquencies inched higher even as prices and rates showed signs of easing

More borrowers slip behind on mortgages

Homebuyers see discounts surge, potentially reenergizing US housing market

Deep price cuts opened a rare window for negotiation in 2025’s cooling market

Homebuyers see discounts surge, potentially reenergizing US housing market

Record home prices squeeze borrowers as investors, cash buyers hold edge

ATTOM data showed 2025 prices at new highs while margins and access narrowed

Record home prices squeeze borrowers as investors, cash buyers hold edge

Economists split over Trump’s surprise Fed pick

Kevin Warsh’s nomination raises new questions over rates, inflation and housing costs

Economists split over Trump’s surprise Fed pick