Although questions about the future of the mortgage giants remain, lending industry officials welcome selection of veteran regulator to lead FHFA. Source: Inman News
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Redwood Trust, which issues jumbo loans that are off limits to Fannie and Freddie, says costlier markets are better served by private lenders. Source: Inman…
Prices rose 4.2 percent in the third quarter of 2021 and were up 18.5 percent over the same time last year, according to the latest…
Rocket Mortgage and United Wholesale Mortgage — the nation’s top two lenders — and at least five others are raising conforming loan limit to $625,000…
U.S. home prices rose 1.4 percent between June and July 2021, and 19.2 percent year over year, according to a price index released Tuesday by…
It’s been an abrupt about-face for Fannie and Freddie, which under the Trump administration were on a path to privatization. Democrats have put the brakes…
Having put the brakes on the Trump administration’s plans to reprivatize Fannie and Freddie, Democrats have been pushing for the “government sponsored enterprises” to provide…
The Federal Housing Finance Agency wants at least 35 percent of the purchase mortgages backed by Fannie and Freddie to be taken out by low-…
Now more than ever, properties are selling well over list price, and buyers are chomping at the bit to purchase. Here’s why you shouldn’t wait…
Both companies benefited from rising home prices and a resurgence in refinancings prompted by falling mortgage rates, which have come down from 2021 peaks seen…