The Trump administration is preparing to nominate Mark Calabria to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the agency tasked with overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Continue reading
According to the latest study by data scientists at VantageScore Solutions, a scoring model still struggling to gain acceptance by the federal agency that regulates the two secondary mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, millennials have similar … Continue reading
Proposed government regulations announced by Office of the Comptroller of Currency would raise the threshold for transactions requiring an appraisal. Continue reading
The Federal Housing Finance Agency gives 2019 homebuyers a break with a 6.9 percent increase in the max loan amount Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can purchase. Homebuyers will be able to afford a little more house at a slightly cheaper rate next year than… Continue reading
The situation in many markets across the country has begun to change: Home sales are slowing down and so too is the momentous price growth seen just a few months or years ago. Continue reading
A new credit score that could improve eligibility for millions of borrowers won’t lend a hand to a large swatch of prospective homebuyers any time soon. Continue reading
What are the issues most important to the National Association of Realtors, the largest real estate trade group in the nation and a powerful lobbying force? Continue reading
Seasonally-adjusted home prices rose 0.3 percent month-over-month and 6.1 percent year-over-year in August, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Continue reading
There’s no question that manufactured housing is perhaps the least expensive alternative for people who want a home of their own. But are financing companies withholding less expensive finance options from manufactured-homebuyers? Here’s what we know. Continue reading
The FHFA on Monday launched Mortgage Translations, an online resource for mortgage industry professionals who serve limited English proficiency borrowers. Continue reading