The love-hate relationship with Mortgage investments is heating up once again, at least according to attendees of the SALT conference in Las Vegas.

"This year, what people seemed to be talking about more than anything else on the investment panels and in the hallways was the mortgage market." reports Fortune.

Hedge fund managers, at least anecdotally, seem bullish on housing as well. Anilesh Ahuja of Premier Point Investments believes the lack of new housing construction in the US over the last several years virtually ensures housing prices will continue to go up.