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.

Jobs figures revised sharply downwards, boosting odds of Fed cut

Labor market weaker than thought, raising expectations for Federal Reserve action

Jobs figures revised sharply downwards, boosting odds of Fed cut

Are big Federal Reserve rate cuts on the way?

A weak August jobs report has economists predicting a Fed rate cut—possibly as soon as next week

Are big Federal Reserve rate cuts on the way?

What Trump’s trigger lead bill means for the mortgage industry

New law curbs trigger leads—brokers and borrowers see a win for privacy

What Trump’s trigger lead bill means for the mortgage industry

Pulte, Bessent reportedly clash at private dinner

A Politico report says Bessent launched an expletive-filled tirade and threatened to punch Pulte 'in the f***ing face'

Pulte, Bessent reportedly clash at private dinner

Black homeownership rate sinks to four-year low

Report reveals a grim new statistic

Black homeownership rate sinks to four-year low

Mortgage rates dip to 10-month low, boosting refinance activity

Lower rates may offer relief, but affordability remains a challenge

Mortgage rates dip to 10-month low, boosting refinance activity

These were the riskiest US housing markets during the spring

Foreclosure, unemployment, and affordability pressures drove risk in key regions

These were the riskiest US housing markets during the spring

Independent mortgage banks urge safeguards as Fannie and Freddie eye conservatorship exit

IMBs pressed consumer choice amid GSE privatization talks

Independent mortgage banks urge safeguards as Fannie and Freddie eye conservatorship exit

Fed rate cuts now seen as certain after weak jobs report

FedWatch signals cuts at all three remaining 2025 meetings likely after jobs data disappoints

Fed rate cuts now seen as certain after weak jobs report

Cheaper mortgage payments prompt only a modest rise in homebuying

Lower rates eased payments, but demand remained subdued

Cheaper mortgage payments prompt only a modest rise in homebuying