Finance
Conservatorship Crossroads: What’s Next for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?
With rising momentum to privatize the GSEs, industry leaders stress the need for a durable path that preserves market stability.
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Fannie Mae
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Experts Project Home Prices to Moderate in 2025
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Bill Pulte Confirmed as FHFA Director
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Consumers End 2024 Feeling Slightly Better About Housing
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Consumers Feel Optimistic Mortgage Rates Will Fall
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5 Factors That Will Influence the New Housing Market in 2025
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Consumer Sentiment Toward Housing Continues to Improve
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Home Buyer Confidence Rises as Optimism Around Mortgage Rates Grows
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Mortgage Rate Optimism Jumps, But Buying Pessimism Lingers
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Only 17% Say It’s a Good Time to Buy a Home
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Home Buyer Sentiment Rebounds in June After Hitting Record Low
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Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae: 'Unaffordability' Remains Limiting Factor for Home Sales
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Home Buyer Sentiment Hits a New Low
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Housing Sentiment Remains Flat in April
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Data to Watch This Spring: Housing Supply, Jobs, and Consumer Confidence
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Fannie Mae: Households Adjusting to Higher Mortgage Rates
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Fannie Mae
Existing-Home Sales, Single-Family Starts to Trend Positive in 2024
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Economy ‘Exceeds Expectations,’ Adds 353,000 Jobs in January
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Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae: Home Price Growth Decelerates to End 2023
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Economic Outlook: Cooling Interest Rates, New-Home Market Strength Expected in 2024
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Hope of Lower Mortgage Rates Prompts Consumer Optimism
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Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae: Home Sales and Mortgage Originations to Begin ‘Slow Recovery’ in 2024
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Forecast: Home Price Growth to Decelerate in 2024 and 2025
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Labor Market Remains Healthy, Adds 199,000 Jobs in November
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Consumer Sentiment Remains in Low-Level Plateau in November
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Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae: Recession Still Likely in 2024
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October New-Home Sales Fall 5.6%
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Inflation, Housing Affordability Weigh Down Consumer Sentiment
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Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae: Lock-In Effect Not Sole Contributor to Lower Existing-Home Sales
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October Jobs Report Shows 'Healthy But Slowing Labor Market'
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High Mortgage Rates Continue to Push Housing Sentiment Lower
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Is the Economy Headed Toward a Soft Landing?
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Can Workplace Flexibility Relieve Housing Affordability Concerns?
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82% of Consumers Say It’s a Bad Time to Buy a Home
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Rate of Job Growth Continues to Cool in July
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Single-Family Starts Activity Declines, Permitting Improves in June
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Employment Grows by 209,000 in June
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Did Consumer Confidence in the Housing Market Plateau in May?
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Single-Family Housing Starts Record Strong Growth in May
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Consumer Sentiment Falls in May Amid Ongoing Affordability Concern
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Nonfarm Payroll Employment Increases by 339,000 in May
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Builder
Job Market Remains Strong Due to ‘Labor Hoarding’
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Home Prices Start to Soften
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Job Market Slows at ‘Goldilocks’ Pace in March
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Consumer Confidence Hovers at Near-Survey Lows
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FHFA Announces Updates to GSEs' Equitable Housing Finance Plans
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Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae Projects Jump in Existing-Home Sales Is 'Temporary'
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Housing Sentiment Drops to Near-Survey Lows
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Single-Family Starts Decrease in January
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Fannie Mae
Inflation and Lower Savings Rates Contribute to Stress Among Renters and Homeowners
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Survey: Consumer Sentiment Toward Housing Increases for Third Consecutive Month
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Q+A With Fannie Mae Economists Doug Duncan and Mark Palim
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FHFA Redesigns and Recalibrates GSEs' Single-Family Pricing Network
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Nonfarm Payroll Employment Growth Decelerates for Fifth Consecutive Month in December
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Nonfarm Payroll Employment Increases by 263,000 in November
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Conforming Loan Limits Will Rise in 2023
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Economic Outlook: Recession, Housing Demand Contraction, Home Price Declines Expected in 2023
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Nonfarm Payroll Employment Rises by 261,000 in October
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Nonfarm Payroll Employment Increases by 263,000 in September
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Consumer Housing Sentiment Declines, Moving Toward All-Time Low
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE
Almodovar Named CEO of Fannie Mae
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Single-Family Starts Decline 10.1% in July
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Consumer Sentiment Toward Housing Reaches Lowest Level Since 2011
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390,000 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in June
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Outline Steps to Address Housing Inequalities
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Multifamily Executive
FHFA Releases 2021 Mission Report
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Consumer Sentiment Toward Housing Reaches Two-Year Low
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Labor Market Remains Healthy With 428,000 Jobs Added in April
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Nonfarm Payroll Employment Accelerates in February With Largest Monthly Gain Since July 2021
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New-Home Sales Rise in November
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Fannie Mae: Economic Pessimism Reaches Greatest Level in 10 Years
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FHFA Raises Conforming Loan Limits for 2022
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July's Housing Starts Down, But Permits Up
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Fannie Mae Will Incorporate Consumers’ Rent Payments in Mortgage Evaluation Process
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New-Home Sales Drop in June
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Single-Family Starts Increase in June, While Permits Decrease
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Housing Starts Rebound Slightly in May
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New Single-Family Home Sales Dip in April
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Material and Labor Issues Slow Housing Starts in April
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New Residential Sales Decline Sharply in February
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New-Home Sales Inch Higher in January
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Single-Family Starts Dip in January, While Permits Rise
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New-Home Sales Increase Slightly in Final Month of 2020
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Housing Starts End the Year on High Note
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New-Home Sales Decline in November
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What Does the Adverse Market Fee Mean for the Housing Industry?
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Single-Family New-Home Sales Remain Strong in October
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Single-Family Starts Jump Up Again in October
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September Jobs Report Shows Deceleration from Last Month’s Pace
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Multifamily Executive
New-Home Sales Soar in August
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New Residential Construction Experiences Slight Dip in August
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Total Nonfarm Payrolls Rise by 1.4 Million in August
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FHFA Extends Foreclosure and Real Estate Owned Eviction Moratoriums Through Dec. 31
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New-Home Sales Continue to Increase in July
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Housing Starts and Completions Show Strong Reading for July
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Nonfarm Payroll Employment Rises by 1.8 Million in July
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New-Home Sales Jump 13.8% in June
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Home Building Gains Momentum in June
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June Jobs Report: 4.8 Million Back to Work
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NAHB Now
FHFA and FHA Extend Foreclosure Moratoriums Through August
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Single-Family Starts Remain Flat in May
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Multifamily Executive
Fannie and Freddie to End Single-Family Rental Market Financing Pilot
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Fannie Sees Slight Slowdown in 2nd Half of 2017
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Fannie HPSI Matches All-Time High in June
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Builder
AEI: First-Time-Buyer Loan Volume Rose 14% YOY
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HOUSINGWIRE
Fannie Mae Eases Path for Boomerang Buyers
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CNBC Real Estate
Jobs Jitters Still Make Home Buyers Queasy
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Bloomberg /BUSINESSWEEK
Ex-FHFA Chief DeMarco Joins Milken Institute
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WALL STREET JOURNAL
What's Next for Freddie, Fannie?
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HOUSINGWIRE
Mortgage Finance Reform: By Hook or By Crook
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HOUSINGWIRE
What's next for Fannie and Freddie?
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Bloomberg /BUSINESSWEEK
Fannie Mae Plans to Sell DC HQ
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WALL STREET JOURNAL
Private Insurance Fee Proposal Could Raise Mortgage Costs
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National Association of Realtors
Principles for GSE Reform
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National Mortgage News
Why 'G-Fees' Have Taken Center Stage in Housing Finance Debate
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CALCULATED RISK
Delinquency Rate Falls as Housing Heals
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HousingWire
FHFA Pushes G-fee Input Deadline Back
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS
NAHB Fears FHFA Private Mortgage Insurance Company Bid Would Shut Out Buyers
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BLOOMBERG/ BUSINESSWEEK
Fannie-Freddie Take Heat on Minority Lending Track Record
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HOUSINGWIRE
New Law Would Wind Down Fannie, Freddie
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Building
Do We Really Need Fannie and Freddie?
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Should the Federal Government Exit the Housing Finance Market?
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Worker Shortages
Labor Supply May Slow Housing’s Recovery, Fannie Mae Finds
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Housing Forecast
A Recovering Housing Market Buoys Forecasters' Projections
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10 Business Trends That Will Shape Housing in 2013
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Competition Heats Up in REO-to-Rent Space
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As Student Housing Booms, Builders Eye Opportunities
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NAHB to Apply Full-Court Press on Presidential Candidates
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NAHB to Apply Full-Court Press on Presidential Candidates
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A View of the Housing Market from Capitol Hill
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Fannie, Freddie Accelerating Short Sales
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Principal Forgiveness May Save GSEs $1.7 Billion
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Phoenix’s Developer Turned Landlord
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A Project’s Story Is Still What Attracts Investors
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Foreclosures Down in December, but Trend May Not Last
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Economic Forecast
Forecasters Push Housing Market's Recovery to 2013
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NAR Lowers Its Sales Estimates for Past Five Years
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House Prices Likely to Fall Further, Analysts Say
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Barney Frank Won’t Seek Re-Election in 2012
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FHA Returns to Higher Conforming Loan Limit
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Lawmakers Cut Deal to Reinstate Higher FHA Loan Limits
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NAHB Calls Again for Restoring Higher Conforming Loan Limits
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Reeling Mortgage Insurer PMI Hires Restructuring Advisors
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NAHB’s New Chief Lobbyist Is Ready for Battle
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Negative Equity Loans Denting Sales, CoreLogic Says
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Fannie Mae Survey Finds Gloom Growing
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Worst of Foreclosures is Over, RealtyTrac Says
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The Future of Homeownership
Debt-Ridden Nation Takes a More Skeptical Look at Its Investment in Promoting Homeownership
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FHFA Home Price Index Creeps Upward
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FHFA House Price Index Rises Unexpectedly
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Even as Foreclosure Rates Drop, Distressed Inventories Grow
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As Investors Pull Back, Existing-Home Sales Slip
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Treasury to Begin Selling Off Mortgage Securities
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Fannie, Freddie, and the Future
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Builders Wait to See on GSEs
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Plan to Wind Down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Unveiled
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Interview with the NAHB's New Chairman
NAHB's Chairman Is Committed to Helping Members Jumpstart Their Businesses
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Money
Fannie and Freddie Raise Fees for Borrowers
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Questions Still Loom for Future of Mortgage Finance
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Money
Crowe Predicts Sales to Rise 21% in 2011
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Builder 100
Case-Shiller: Housing Prices Are Down Everywhere
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Fannie, Freddie weigh in as stars among Fortune 500's biggest losers
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Economic Forecast
Forecasters Hedge Bets on Improvements in Housing Market for 2011
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Money
Top 10 Home Building News Stories of 2010
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Builder Analyst Eyes Mortgage Put-Backs
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Fight Looms Over Developer Transfer Fees
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Fight Looms Over FHFA Transfer-Fee Policy
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RENEWABLE ENERGY
Big Gains in U.S. Solar Power Market Projected
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Experts Debate Government’s Future Role in Housing Finance
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Economists Still Forecast Housing Growth in 2010
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Lower-End Home Prices Continue Drop
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Americans More Cautious About Homeownership
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Economists Offer Restrained Projections For 2010
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Green Finance
Energy-Efficient Mortgages
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Home Prices Continue To Stabilize
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Money
Jumbo Loans Make a Comeback
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Fannie Mae Names New Leader
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Fannie Mae Could Soon Be Looking For a New Chief
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Foreclosures Increase Unexpectedly in February
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President Announces Housing Plan
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Obama Attempts to End the Foreclosure Cycle
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Money
Did Mortgage Securitization Get a Bad Rap?
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Finance Experts Ponder GSEs' Future
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Last Word: Nicolas Retsinas
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Foreclosures Ease in January
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Latest Bailout Plan Will Include Foreclosure Relief
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Building
Recession Hammers Multifamily Industry
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Money
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Outlines Options for GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
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BUILDER’s Top 10 Housing Stories of 2008
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Money
Foreclosures Slow in November
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Government May Try to Push Down Mortgage Rates
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Fannie, Freddie Halt Foreclosures
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Builder Blocks: Nov. 14, 2008
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Money
Fannie Mae Posts $29 Billion Loss in Q3
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FHFA Leaves Conforming Loan Limits Mostly Unchanged
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Home Builders Prepare to Plead Their Case to Congress
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NAHB Mortgage Forecast
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Builder 2008 Election Preview
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Money
Recent Legislation Will Help the Housing Market Recover
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Fannie, Freddie Disclose Subpoenas, Investigations
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A Return to the RTC Days?
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Builder Blocks: Sept. 15, 2008
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From the President
The Housing Stimulus Bill Gives Prospective Home Buyers a Good Reason to Purchase a Home
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Around the Web: the Mortgage and Housing Industries
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Multifamily Industry Nervous After Fannie, Freddie Takeover
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Fannie Mae to Multifamily Industry: Expect Business As Usual
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Government GSE Takeover Could Reduce Cost of Mortgages
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