Cutting the mortgage giants’ $806,500 conforming loan limit could relieve pressure on home prices but leave more homebuyers seeking jumbo mortgages at higher rates from private lenders.
Source: Inman News
Trump’s FHFA could rein in Fannie and Freddie’s high-end lending
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