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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 →

Fannie Mae taps Palantir to detect ‘rampant’ mortgage fraud

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Head of mortgage giants’ federal regulator, Bill Pulte, has made fraud an issue after leveling accusations against Trump opponent Letitia James. Continue reading →

Tariff fears are behind those big swings in consumer confidence

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A surge in the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index for May made the preliminary numbers from a similar U of M survey look “far too negative,” one economist told clients Tuesday. Continue reading →

Home price growth rose seasonally in March, but continues to slow

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The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price NSA Index rose by 3.4 percent on an annual basis in March and the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Home Price Index rose 4 percent. Continue reading →

1 in 10 agents in Intel survey say they’ve seen tariffs blow up a deal

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Agents and brokers are already feeling the impact of new trade policies, new Intel polling shows, an indication that the brokerage business might not be as insulated from tariffs as once thought. Continue reading →

Fannie, Freddie regulator issues dozens of orders out of public eye

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FHFA Director Bill Pulte tells ‘crypto influencer’ he’s signed more than 80 orders revamping policies and procedures at the mortgage giants, only 12 of which have been made public. Continue reading →

Home prices climbed in February — but the momentum is cooling

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The FHFA HPI and S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices posted a 3.9% annual increase in February, according to data released Tuesday. While that marks another year of gains, the data shows that price growth has moderated. Continue reading →