A slim majority of early responses to our latest survey question say HUD should raise the affordable housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to 57% by 2008.As of midday Friday, the tally stood at 33 in favor and 27 opposed. To go to the survey, click http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/nmn/survey.htm.
New notices pointed out how large learning models could lead real estate businesses to unintentionally violate the Fair Housing Act in a marketing campaign.
The industry hasn't been sure how much of a lift they'd get this spring but a broader slowdown in hiring may help to lower financing costs.
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Rocket Cos. reported an increase in gain-on-sale margin but warned that going forward it is likely to slip back to levels seen in the second half of last year.
The 2022 vintage had a higher percentage of purchase mortgages, as well as 30-year fixed-rate loans versus the 2021 production, an annual Federal Housing Finance Agency report said.
