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Tag Archives: Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac
Housing’s Recovery Means Fewer Can Afford Homes
Rising home prices are not the only factors hitting home affordability. Fees charged to lenders by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (known as “guarantee fees” for bundling and selling mortgages) began rising dramatically in the past month and are now … Continue reading
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Tagged Basis Points, Borrowers, Diggle, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, First Time Buyers, Freddie Mac, Hitting Home, Home Affordability, Homebuyers, homes millbrae, Housing Market, Immigration Reform, Lows, Mortgage Backed Securities, Mortgage Bankers Association, Mortgage Lending, Mortgage Market, Payroll Tax, Skilled Workers, Tight Credit
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Housing Still Precarious in Obama’s Second Term
The housing market is on the slow road to recovery. Home prices in the last three months rose in 120 out of 149 metropolitan markets surveyed by the National Association of Realtors. Compare that to just 39 rising metros a … Continue reading
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Tagged Association Of Realtors, Bit Part, Congressional Leaders, Credit Mortgage, Distressed Properties, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, homes millbrae, Household Formation, Median Home Price, Metropolitan Markets, Mortgage Insurers, Mortgage Lending, Mortgage Principal, Mortgage Rates, Nahb, National Association Of Home Builders, National Association Of Realtors, Obama, Rutenberg, Tight Credit
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Why Home Refinancing Boom Is Different This Time
U.S. home owners are refinancing their mortgages at the fastest clip since 2005, but the difference now is they are putting cash in, not taking it out. At the going rate, 25 percent of all first-lien U.S. mortgages will be … Continue reading
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