November 11, 2011 (Chris Moore) A new proposal introduced by Tennessee Senate Republican Bob Corker seeks to responsibly wind down the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, effectively ending the government’s involvement in housing finance. […]
November 11, 2011 (Shirley Allen) Monthly home sales in the Denver area followed seasonal fall trends and declined as expected from August to September but remained above year ago levels for the third consecutive month according to real estate information provider DataQuick. […]
November 10, 2011 (Shirley Allen) The 30-year fixed rate mortgages dropped to under four percent for the second time this year but overall rates were little changed from last week according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS) for the week ending November 10th. […]
November 10, 2011 (Chris Moore) Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae together have requested nearly $14 billion in aid to cover losses posted in the latest July to September quarter. […]
November 10, 2011 (Shirley Allen) The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced they will speed disaster relief assistance to the states of Virginia and Vermont, providing support to homeowners and low-income renters who have been forced from their homes following the earthquake in Virginia and severe weather and flooding in Vermont. [...]
November 10, 2011 (Shirley Allen) Fannie Mae announced the opening of its twelfth help center in Washington D.C. The new Capital Area Help Center will provide free education and counseling services to struggling homeowners in the Washington D.C. area. ...
November 10, 2011 (Shirley Allen) Home sales in the Portland area followed seasonal trends and declined as expected from August to September but remained above year ago levels for the third consecutive month according to real estate information provider DataQuick. […]
November 9, 2011 (Shirley Allen) Thirty-year fixed rate mortgages continued to fall this week after a significant decline last week, but interest rates on 15-year fixed rate mortgages and adjustable rate mortgages held steady throughout the week according to the data collected by LendingTree’s Weekly Mortgage Rate Pulse. […]
November 9, 2011 (Chris Moore) Mortgage interest rates dropped to their second lowest level of the year prompting a surge in refinance applications according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 4, 2011. […]
