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.

Oil crisis to be 'much worse' in April, says IEA head, sparking new inflation fears

Energy crunch threatens inflation progress and complicates rate relief for borrowers

Oil crisis to be 'much worse' in April, says IEA head, sparking new inflation fears

US economy posts better-than-expected 62,000 private jobs in March

March’s ADP report showed uneven hiring but firmer wages that could support housing demand

US economy posts better-than-expected 62,000 private jobs in March

Opendoor pushes into mortgage infrastructure with Doma deal

Opendoor’s Doma buy aims to cut refinance friction and remake closing economics

Opendoor pushes into mortgage infrastructure with Doma deal

Mortgage applications nosedive as rates soar above 6.5%

Iran war-driven rate spike hit refis and rattled the spring buying season

Mortgage applications nosedive as rates soar above 6.5%

Treasury yields slide again

Falling yields cheered traders but left mortgage pricing anything but settled

Treasury yields slide again

Debt crisis weighs on borrowers as mortgages stand out as ‘smartest’ risk

New survey shows how non-mortgage debt reshapes paths to homeownership in 2026

Debt crisis weighs on borrowers as mortgages stand out as ‘smartest’ risk

CMBS delinquencies climb again

Lodging drove March’s jump in CMBS delinquencies, adding to mounting pressure on multifamily and office

CMBS delinquencies climb again

US home prices in January barely rise as higher rates bite into real gains

FHFA data showed a flatlining market where inflation outpaced modest nominal gains

US home prices in January barely rise as higher rates bite into real gains

Fed's Powell suggests rate hikes unlikely in the short term

Fed chair signaled patience on rates even as energy costs surge

Fed's Powell suggests rate hikes unlikely in the short term

Record $347 billion in stale listings tests US housing reset

More than half of February listings sat 60 days or longer.

Record $347 billion in stale listings tests US housing reset