As the weather warms up, so does the housing market, and experts say this year’s spring selling season is shaping up to be an active one. Whether you’re buying or selling, The Fiscal Times shares some of the top trends to keep an eye on...
According to CNBC, the housing market has finally turned a corner. With the potential for interest rates to move higher, there is much to expect in 2015. Here are some highlights from their 2015 predictions. Refi – Final Call The window is starting to close for refinancing;...
According to the Detroit News, housing experts are predicting that many foreclosure sufferers may soon be able to be homebuyers again in 2014. This growing group of bounce-back adults is now coined the “boomerang buyer.” Revisions made over the summer to Federal Housing Administration guidelines and...
According to the Wall Street Journal, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are finally getting some private-sector competition in the business of financing loans in the debt market, at least in multifamily housing. Congress has been urging private capital to become the primary source of funding for...
Builder Online recently reported that two HUD programs are currently underway aimed at attracting private investors to energy efficient incentives. The first is The Energy Innovation Fund, which plans to award $25 million in funding through a grant process that will seed up to $200...
While many housing markets rose together during the boom and fell together during the bust, they’re coming out of the downturn at very different speeds, and so it’s no longer a matter of a “national” housing market. We've seen recovery happening on a local market...
When you search for housing market predictions 2012 on Google, it returns roughly 1,650,000 results. As you start scrolling through these well-respected sites and their corresponding articles, you are left scratching your head and wondering what to believe. From gloom and doom naysayers to cheery...
Getting a mortgage just keeps getting tougher and it seems as if many homebuyers are getting rejected for loans they could easily afford. What’s the issue? Tighter standards from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Without the Fannie and Freddie guarantee, banks are reluctant to make loans. In 2009,...
A wise client of mine has said many times: the government had one good finance program. Congressional wisdom said, if we have one program working well, why not three? Right! So was born Fannie and Freddie. Although the expansion has made home ownership easier and a...
According to the NAHB, Congress and the Administration continue to debate potential reforms of the housing finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But will these new policies further destabilize the struggling housing market? The NAHB believes the proposed rules contain a harshly narrow definition of...