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Experts say San Francisco approaching housing bubble

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Despite rising interest rates, there’s been a frenzy of home buying activity in San Francisco. That has some real estate experts concerned the market could be overheated. The experts at RealtyTrac told 7 On Your Side … Continue reading →

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Why Fannie Mae Shot Up 400% in Three Months

Since both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were put in government conservatorship during the housing and mortgage market crashes, they are required to pay all profits to the U.S. Treasury department in the form of dividends. Shareholders get nothing. (Read … Continue reading →

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Why Fannie Mae Shot Up 400 Percent in 3 Months

Since both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were put in government conservatorship during the housing and mortgage market crashes, they are required to pay all profits to the U.S. Treasury department in the form of dividends. Shareholders get nothing. (Read … Continue reading →

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‘Wind Down’ of Fannie, Freddie: ‘Positive for Housing’?

wind down” mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the U.S. Treasury Department is changing the terms of the capital support agreement that kept the two afloat in the first place. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were put under government … Continue reading →

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Short Sales Surge, But No Thanks to Government Program

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article Any time I see a 74 percent jump in anything, I hear alarm bells, so when the Treasury Department reported just that big a jump in its Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives … Continue reading →

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