Todays jobless claims look great. GDP and home prices not so much.
Posts Tagged ‘FHFA’
Homeowners Pay For Payroll Tax Cut
Regulation update. How does this stuff get so complicated?
Consumers Pay If Payroll Tax Bill Raises Fannie, Freddie Fees
Making laws in Washington is complicated. Here’s the latest example.
It’s Official: 2012 Conforming Loan Limits $625,500
Conforming loan limits 2012 are capped at $625,500. Here’s FHFA’s announcement.
HARP 2 Underwater Refi Plan: ALMOST READY
Lenders within 1-3 weeks of starting new HARP 2 loans.
HARP 2: Will Revised Underwater Refi Program Help Economy?
Hype from Monday’s HARP 2.0 announcement about making it easier for underwater homeowners to refinance is that it will help the economy and the housing market.
Owning A Home Isn’t Necessarily Smart (part 2)
Case Shiller’s August report showed home prices across 20 major U.S. metro areas were up 0.2% since July, the fifth straight monthly ’20-City’ gain but it’s barely a gain. Prices are down 3.8% since August 2010, a slightly lower year-over-year loss from last month. Home prices are still down drastically from 2006 highs and now [...]
Fundamentals 10/25: Home Prices, Consumer Confidence
Home Prices Case-Shiller Home Price Index (August report) -20-city, Month/Month Seasonally adjusted +0.0 % -20-city, Month/Month Not Seasonally adjusted +0.2 % -20-city, Year/Year Not Seasonally adjusted -3.8 % FHFA Home Price Index (August report) -Month/Month -0.1% -Year/Year -4.0%
HARP 2 Refinance Options No Matter How Far Underwater: QUALIFYING CHECKLIST
Homeowners too far underwater to refinance up to now have new hope today. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced key changes to their refi assistance program called Making Home Affordable—or sometimes also called Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP).
What happens to Fannie, Freddie, Rates in budget impasse?
What happens to Fannie, Freddie and mortgage bond/rate markets in a budget stalemate? Under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, if an Enterprise’s liabilities exceed its assets under GAAP the Treasury provides sufficient capital to eliminate that deficit in exchange for senior preferred stock. Fannie and Freddie have received capital from the Treasury [...]
