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Nearly two-thirds of buyers say it’s a ‘bad time’ to buy a home

By Marian McPherson | July 8, 2021 - 3:59 pm |July 8, 2021 Uncategorized

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Booming home price growth and dwindling inventory has negatively impacted buyer sentiment, according to Fannie Mae’s latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index. Continue reading →

FHA relaxes underwriting for student loan borrowers

By Matt Carter | June 25, 2021 - 12:53 pm |June 25, 2021 Uncategorized

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Lenders can use borrower’s actual monthly student loan payment when calculating their overall debt burden. Continue reading →

New leadership expected at Fannie and Freddie’s federal regulator

By Matt Carter | June 23, 2021 - 7:57 pm |June 23, 2021 Uncategorized

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s federal regulator will soon have a new director, after a Supreme Court ruling that expands the president’s power to remove the head of the Federal Federal Housing Finance Agency without cause. Continue reading →

Mortgage rates continue to ease despite inflation worries

By Matt Carter | June 17, 2021 - 6:17 pm |June 17, 2021 Uncategorized

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Markets concur with the view that inflation increases are temporary, according to a Freddie Mac economist. Continue reading →

Fannie Mae has ‘meaningfully downgraded’ its forecast for 2021 home sales

By Matt Carter | June 16, 2021 - 12:30 pm |June 16, 2021 Uncategorized

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As listing shortages and supply constraints on homebuilders drive up prices, risk of inflation grows, economists with Fannie Mae said. Continue reading →

After buying frenzy, demand for second homes comes down to earth

By Daniel Houston | June 10, 2021 - 7:16 pm |June 10, 2021 Uncategorized

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New lending restrictions and buyer preferences meant slower growth last month in mortgages for vacation homes and investment properties. Continue reading →

Mortgage rates stable heading into next week’s Fed meeting

By Matt Carter | June 10, 2021 - 5:09 pm |June 10, 2021 Uncategorized

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New inflation numbers and tapering of the Fed’s mortgage bond purchases are likely to be on the agenda when the Fed meets next week. Continue reading →

Despite challenges, Americans would still rather buy than rent

By Matt Carter | June 7, 2021 - 12:30 pm |June 7, 2021 Uncategorized

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Share of consumers who say they’d buy a home if they moved hits all-time high of 72 percent, according to Fannie Mae’s National Housing Survey. Continue reading →

Fannie, Freddie filling openings left by departures of top executives

By Matt Carter | June 1, 2021 - 1:37 pm |June 1, 2021 Uncategorized

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The mortgage giants are continuing to fill openings left by top executives who departed in the wake of the November elections, which sidetracked plans to privatize the companies. Continue reading →

Mortgage rates settle in, hovering around 3%

By Matt Carter | May 20, 2021 - 5:31 pm |May 20, 2021 Uncategorized

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So far, bond markets are taking the prospect of Fed tapering of monthly purchases of $40B in mortgage-backed securities and $80B in Treasuries in stride Continue reading →