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.

Multigenerational homes command 65% price premium

Why multigenerational buyers are flooding the market and what it means for your pipeline

Multigenerational homes command 65% price premium

Home prices hold firm as ‘hibernating’ market tests buyers and lenders

Most metros still saw gains, but cooling growth shifted power slightly toward buyers

Home prices hold firm as ‘hibernating’ market tests buyers and lenders

New home sales climb again – but only because builders keep paying the bill

March new home sales rebounded as prices slipped, but affordability strains still loomed

New home sales climb again – but only because builders keep paying the bill

UWMC fires back at Two Harbors board over rejected bid

'The actions of the TWO board are egregious and demonstrate it does not deserve TWO stockholder support for an inferior deal,' UWM says in blistering statement

UWMC fires back at Two Harbors board over rejected bid

Spring housing market shows cause for ‘cautious optimism’

Despite shocks, April data pointed to a steadier, more buyer‑friendly market

Spring housing market shows cause for ‘cautious optimism’

US luxury housing cools as price growth hits five‑year low

High-end buyers face softer prices and slower activity across most of the US

US luxury housing cools as price growth hits five‑year low

UWM raises stakes in Two Harbors fight with richer $12-a-share bid

Open letter to investors sharpened a high‑profile battle over MSR scale

UWM raises stakes in Two Harbors fight with richer $12-a-share bid

Fed's Kashkari says 'series' of rate hikes may be needed to tame oil shocks

Dissenters pulled the Fed away from rate‑cut bias as energy shock deepened

Fed's Kashkari says 'series' of rate hikes may be needed to tame oil shocks

Easing mortgage rates jolt cautious spring market, bring buyers back in

Lower borrowing costs lure more house hunters, but inventory and pricing tensions persist

Easing mortgage rates jolt cautious spring market, bring buyers back in

Home insurance shock eases but costs stay elevated, Newrez finds

Study pointed to slower premium growth in 2025 but wide state‑by‑state gaps

Home insurance shock eases but costs stay elevated, Newrez finds