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The Congressional Budget Office put an estimate on the net government subsidy provided to the Federal Home Loan Bank System, including the so-called "implied guarantee," on bonds priced and sold to investors.
March 13 -
But those rates are still relatively high, and that is a barrier to entry for potential homebuyers, Freddie Mac said.
March 7 -
Continued failure to bring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out of conservatorship will lead to see-saw mortgage policy every time the White House changes hands, which is against the intent of the GSE statutes that indicate a desire for stable secondary markets, writes the Principal at public affairs firm TVDC.
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The latest inflation news has created concern that the Federal Reserve's pivot on short-term rates could be delayed.
February 29 -
While mortgage volume should rise this year, the government-sponsored enterprise expects slightly less activity than it did back in January.
February 26 -
Since mid-January, "we have seen a meaningful uptick in demand that has continued through this past weekend," Toll Brothers Chief Executive Officer Doug Yearley said in an earnings call Wednesday.
February 21 -
Comparable sales fell 3.5% in its fiscal fourth quarter, Home Depot said Tuesday.
February 20 -
Investors have hammered the New Jersey-based lender following the turmoil at New York Community Bancorp. But Valley executives say there are key differences between the two real estate-focused banks, and they express confidence that the bank's underwriting will hold up again this cycle.
February 16 -
The public retirement fund, one of the biggest in the US, said four years ago it would review all of its fossil-fuel holdings as it sought to reduce investment risks linked to climate change.
February 15 -
The government-sponsored enterprise financed 955,000 mortgages last year, down from the 1.8 million loans it backed in 2022.
February 14