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09/02/10
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has sent a final rule to the Federal Register establishing new housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) for 2010-2011. The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) required FHFA to establish housing goals for the Enterprises for targeted segments of the mortgage market.
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09/02/10
The number of buyers who signed contracts to purchase previously occupied homes increased in July but remained well below last year's levels, a sign that demand for housing remains weak.
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09/02/10
Property Owners Use Strategic Default as Bargaining Tool
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09/01/10
Elizabeth Duke, a Federal Reserve governor, advocates alternatives to sale for foreclosed homes, including renting out the properties.
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09/01/10
A deal should make sense whether or not the property appreciates, an investor says.
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09/01/10
Companies are offered big incentives to put down roots and create jobs in a depressed area.
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09/01/10
Findings from a survey show that fixed-rate mortgages are gaining in popularity.
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09/01/10
A broad swath of homeowners — those not headed for the worst-case scenario of foreclosure — are nonetheless grappling with the impact of lost home equity.
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09/01/10
Major banks are agreeing to give local governments and nonprofit groups the ability to buy foreclosed homes before they are sold to private investors.
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09/01/10
Halted High-Rise Threatens Future Houston Projects, Developer Claims
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09/01/10
Mortgage applications rose 2.7 percent last week as more borrowers took advantage of the lowest rates in decades to reduce their monthly loan payments.
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09/01/10
Muskegon, Mich. Makes an Offer That's Hard to Refuse: Free Land
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08/31/10
Capitalization rates averaged 7.22 percent in the second quarter, or 4.29 percentage points higher than the yield on 10-year government bonds.
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08/31/10
The Internet giant is spending $86 million on a tax-credit fund to finance the construction of 480 affordable housing units.
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08/31/10
The makets will stabilize, but some experts doubt that prices will rise faster than inflation.
09/02/10
