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Freddie Remains Upbeat on Housing Market Despite Q1 Challenges
In its Economic and Housing Outlook for April Freddie Mac's economists point out that the spring homebuying season has become familiar territory. And not in a good way. For the third year in a row the nation entered the New Year "with great expectations
20 Percent Surge in Q1 New Home Purchase Apps
Sales of new homes appeared to have surged in March. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) mortgage applications for new home purchases were up 17 percent from February. The data is not seasonally adjusted. Lynn Fisher, MBA's Vice President
Viable Principal Reduction Plan Would Likely Have Limitations -CoreLogic
Among the most contentious issues at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) when Edward J. DeMarco was its acting director was his refusal to allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) to adopt a principal reduction (or PR) program, citing FHFA's
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