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Why shut down Fannie and Freddie now?

After Fannie and Freddie were put into conservatorship, the Treasury began buying senior preferred shares of stock in the two, thereby keeping them afloat and fueling the nation’s mortgage market for the foreseeable future. During the next several years, as … Continue reading

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Fannie, Freddie are cash cows—why shut them down?

After Fannie and Freddie were put into conservatorship, the Treasury began buying senior preferred shares of stock in the two, thereby keeping them afloat and fueling the nation’s mortgage market for the foreseeable future. During the next several years, as … Continue reading

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The fastest way to triple your money is…housing?

Large-scale institutional investors have been swarming the distressed housing market since the height of the housing crash, buying homes in bulk, rehabilitating them and putting them up for rent. Companies like Blackstone, Colony Capital, Waypoint and hedge fund titan John … Continue reading

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Chinese investors buying up San Francisco real estate

<!–enpproperty 2013-06-21 11:36:47.0Yu Wei in San FranciscoChinese investors buying up San Francisco real estateChinese investors buying up San Francisco real estate1811048365Across America2@usa/enpproperty–> Last month, California’s median home price experienced its biggest gain in more than 33 years, according to the … Continue reading

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Chinese investors buying up San Francisco real estate

<!–enpproperty 2013-06-21 11:36:47.0Yu Wei in San FranciscoChinese investors buying up San Francisco real estateChinese investors buying up San Francisco real estate1811040061Home2@usa/enpproperty–> Last month, California’s median home price experienced its biggest gain in more than 33 years, according to the California … Continue reading

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