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Rising wages and job growth pushed pending home sales up slightly in May

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New numbers from the National Association of Realtors show that pending sales rose 1.1 percent year over year in May. Continue reading →

Pulte: Let Fannie and Freddie count homebuyers’ crypto assets

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Head of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s federal regulator says mortgage giants should consider what risk mitigation might be required when counting mortgage borrowers’ crypto holdings as an asset, “including adjustments for market volatility.” Continue reading →

Home price gains relaxed in April, near slowest pace in 2 years

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The FHFA HPI rose 3 percent on an annual basis in April, while the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index posted a 2.7 percent annual gain. Continue reading →

Pulte wages war on Fed Chair Jerome Powell, blaming him for high home prices

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The chair of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie and Freddie has spent the past day calling on Powell to step down, saying he’s responsible for high home prices. Continue reading →

Senate Dems ask Pulte to put Fannie, Freddie revamp on hold

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Lawmakers want assurances that privatizing the mortgage giants or taking them public won’t drive mortgage rates up, and put investor profits “over the homes of millions of Americans.” Continue reading →

HUD and the FHFA are changing. Here’s everything you need to know

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Workforce cuts, the rescission of Fair Housing initiatives and COVID assistance, and multiple pathways for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are all under discussion at the federal housing agencies. Continue reading →

Fannie and Freddie may stay in conservatorship: Regulator

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Shares in mortgage giants tumble as investors weigh whether the Trump administration is more interested in mining Fannie and Freddie’s profits than privatizing them. Continue reading →

Inflation improved in April, but Fed not expected to budge on rates

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Trump administration keeps up pressure on Fed, but investors don’t expect the U.S. central bank to cut short-term rates until September. Continue reading →

NAR appoints new SVP, VP of communications department

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Nearly six months after its previous communications vice president resigned, the National Association of Realtors has added two new communications and marketing directors to its executive team. Journalism veteran Bennett Richardson will serve as the se… Continue reading →

Trump, Pulte shed more light on plans for Fannie and Freddie

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Promise that the government will maintain “implicit guarantees” of the companies’ obligations suggests that what Trump has in mind is monetization, not privatization. Continue reading →