Tag Archives: Housing Finance Agency

Freddie Mac makes loan data available

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Loren Bimler

Freddie Mac says it will disclose performance data on a swath of single-family loans that it purchased over a 13-year period representing about 53 percent of Freddie Mac’s total mortgage acquisitions, or 15.7 million mortgages, from Jan. 1, 1999 to … Continue reading →

Posted in Real Estate News | Tagged Conservatorship, Corley, Credit Performance, Credit Risk, Family Loans, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, Fhfa, Finance System, Freddie Mac, Housing Finance Agency, Loan Data, Mortgage Backed Securities, Mortgage Finance, Performance Data, Risk Transfer, Securitization, Senior Vice President, Transfer Transactions, Unpaid Principal | Comments Off

Regulator Claims New Rules Will Loosen Mortgage Lending

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Loren Bimler

Ask any real estate agent, home builder or home buyer what is the biggest barrier to entry in today’s housing market, and the likely answer will be: tight credit. The lax lending of the latest housing crash is no more, … Continue reading →

Posted in Denver Real Estate News | Tagged American Mortgage, Credit Scores, Demarco, Downpayments, False Representations, Fannie Freddie, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, Fhfa, Freddie Mac, Gse, Gun Shy, Housing Finance Agency, Lowest Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage Finance, Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage Lending, Mortgage Market, Representations And Warranties, Tight Credit | Comments Off

Obama Gets Big ‘No’ On Slashing Mortgage Debt

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Loren Bimler

Despite strong pressure from the Obama administration, a federal regulator will not allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to reduce mortgage principal. The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Ed DeMarco has previously opposed the program, which uses taxpayer money to pay … Continue reading →

Posted in Denver Real Estate News | Tagged Contract Risks, Debt Forgiveness, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, Federal Regulator, Freddie Mac, Housing Finance Agency, Loan Balances, Loan Modification, Meaningful Improvement, Michael Stegman, Mortgage Contract, Mortgage Credit, Mortgage Principal, Operational Challenges, Principal Reduction, Term Consequences, Timothy Geithner, Treasury Secretary, Valid Contract | Comments Off

To Fix Housing, Don’t Break It, Executive Says

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Loren Bimler

By Maura Webber Sadovi Re/Max Margaret Kelly, chief executive of RE/MAX What’s needed to fix the housing market right now? Maybe nothing, says Re/Max Chief Executive Margaret Kelly. Layering on taxpayer-supported programs could actually do more harm than good, Ms. … Continue reading →

Posted in Denver Real Estate News | Tagged Barrage, Borrowers, Editors Conference, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, First Time Home, First Time Home Buyers, Franchisor, Freddie Mac, Generation Y, Housing Finance Agency, Housing Market, Loan Balances, Margaret Kelly, Maura Webber, Real Estate Editors, Residential Real Estate, Silver Lining, Stimulators, Time Home Buyers | Comments Off

Fannie Mae Insider Takes Top Job With Lower Pay

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Loren Bimler

Timothy Mayopoulos, Fannie Mae’s general counsel and chief administrative officer, will become the mortgage giant’s new chief executive, sources close to the matter confirm. Mayopoulos, 53, has been with Fannie Mae since 2009, after being replaced at Bank of America … Continue reading →

Posted in Denver Real Estate News | Tagged Administrative Officer, Annual Salary, Bank Of America, Brain Drain, Brian Moynihan, Ceo Michael, Conservatorship, Demarco, Dividend Payments, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, Freddie Mac, Housing Finance Agency, Members Of Congress, Michael Williams, National Economy, Overseer, Timothy Mayopoulos, Top Job, U S Treasury | Comments Off

Short Sales Higher, Prices Lower

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Loren Bimler

Buyer traffic is strong, supply of homes for sale is low, and yet home prices continue to defy the usual formula, falling again in March. Prices usually rise as supply shrinks, but demand is still too low to make those … Continue reading →

Posted in Denver Real Estate News | Tagged Bank Owned Properties, Conservator, Distressed Properties, Distressed Sales, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, Foreclosures, Freddie Mac, Homes For Sale, Housing Finance Agency, Imf Survey, Mortgage Finance, Norms, Popik, Proportion, Reo, Research Director, Segment, Six Months, Sticker Shock | Comments Off

Buying Foreclosures: One Investor’s Key to Success

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Loren Bimler

With potentially millions of foreclosed, bank-owned homes coming to the housing market over the next few years, cash-heavy investors are poised to profit, especially when buying in bulk. The Federal Housing Finance Agency, regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, … Continue reading →

Posted in Denver Real Estate News | Tagged Apartment Dwellers, Buying Foreclosures, Buying In Bulk, Dual Income Families, Estate Economy, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, Freddie Mac, Good Management, Housing Finance Agency, Housing Market, Jacobs Group, Nickel And Dime, Phoenix Area, Property Management, Rental Properties, Single Family, Smaller Companies, Steve Cook, Two And A Half Years | Comments Off

Own vs. Rent Riles Government Housing Policy

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Loren Bimler

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage giants under government conservatorship, together owned 182,212 foreclosed properties as of the end of September. While they aggressively market and sell these homes to investors and owner-occupants alike, the numbers are still too … Continue reading →

Posted in Denver Real Estate News | Tagged Business Matters, Conservatorship, Corelogic, Distressed Properties, E Bank, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, Federal Regulator, Fhfa, Freddie Mac, Government Housing, Housing Finance Agency, Initial Phase, Investment Opportunity, Owner Occupants, Paperwork Issues, Pre Qualification, Price Stability, Rental Options, Rental Period | Comments Off

Own Vs. Rent Riles Government Housing Policy

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Loren Bimler

Private Equity Readying a Run on Foreclosures

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Loren Bimler

As the Obama administration and federal regulators work on a program to sell government-owned foreclosures in bulk to investors, those investors aren’t wasting any time stockpiling cash and buying foreclosed properties at auction and from the major banks. Oakland, California-based … Continue reading →

Posted in Denver Real Estate News | Tagged Acquirer, Buying Foreclosed Properties, Cnbc, Colin Wiel, Conservator, Distressed Properties, Distressed Real Estate, Estate Assets, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, Freddie Mac, Gse, Housing Finance Agency, Menlo Park, Menlo Park California, Private Equity Firm, Real Estate Group, Realty Check, Single Family Houses, Viable Solution | Comments Off

Tag Archives: Housing Finance Agency

Freddie Mac makes loan data available

Regulator Claims New Rules Will Loosen Mortgage Lending

Obama Gets Big ‘No’ On Slashing Mortgage Debt

To Fix Housing, Don’t Break It, Executive Says

Fannie Mae Insider Takes Top Job With Lower Pay

Short Sales Higher, Prices Lower

Buying Foreclosures: One Investor’s Key to Success

Own vs. Rent Riles Government Housing Policy

Own Vs. Rent Riles Government Housing Policy

Private Equity Readying a Run on Foreclosures

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