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Rocket Companies announces deal to acquire Redfin for $1.75 billion

Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

Together, we will improve the experience by connecting traditionally disparate steps of the search and financing process with leading technology that removes friction, reduces costs and increases value to American homebuyers. The deal is projected to boost Rockets adjusted earnings per share by late 2026.

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Some say Austin’s rental market might collapse. That’s not reality

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

“Apartment rents have dropped by nearly 15% in two years, which is warp speed for the housing market. Austin fits the classic example of a boom/bust housing market, where a collapse is taking place.” A better way to describe Austin’s market is “stabilizing,“ Whitaker said.

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FHFA proposes new three-year housing goals for Fannie, Freddie

Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2024

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) this week published a final rule in the Federal Register that outlines housing goals for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and seeks to establish yearly standards to meet the goals.

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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Publish Three-Year Plans to Improve Housing Opportunities

Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have published their three-year plans for improving housing opportunities in underserved markets and communities, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), regulator of the GSEs, has announced.

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Housing coalition publishes recommendations for GSEs’ ‘Duty to Serve’ plans

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The Underserved Mortgage Markets Coalition (UMMC), a coalition of 32 housing groups initially convened by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy , published a report on Wednesday that recommended actions for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. mortgage finance system.

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GSEs Seek Input on Duty to Serve Plans

Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 11, 2024

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has issued a Request for Input (RFI) on the proposed 2025-2027 Underserved Markets Plans submitted by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) under the Duty to Serve (DTS) program. The proposed Plans cover the period from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2027. population.

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FHFA Issues New Housing Goals for Fannie and Freddie

Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has issued a proposed rule that would establish the housing goals for 2025-2027 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) would be required to meet on an annual basis. FHFA is requesting comments on all aspects of the proposed rule during the 60-day public comment period.

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2023

Almost since the start of the pandemic, homeowners have been spending more time enjoying their low-financed houses and condos. years, according to recent data, when it was only about five years just before the housing market crash of 2007. Owners are investing about $475B ( yes, billion! 2 in the U.S. Portland, Ore.,

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U.S. Treasury launches initiatives to boost housing supply

Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2024

” The Treasury is allocating $100 million by 2027 to finance affordable housing in a new program administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. If implemented, the initiative would lead to thousands of additional housing units in the coming years, Treasury said. .”

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FHFA Unveils Plans to Boost Underserved Markets

Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have announced they will extend housing access in rural underserved markets, enhance their support for manufactured housing, and continue to address liquidity needs for first-time homebuyers, among a host of activities outlined in plans published by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

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Treasury, FHFA take key steps for ‘orderly’ exit of GSEs from conservatorship

Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2025

Treasury and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced an agreement to amend the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (PSPAs) with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It will seek input on the potential impacts of each option on the housing market and on the GSEs.

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An open letter to President-Elect Trump: A market in crisis

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

One of the many matters of importance to Americans is your strategy for housing. As the rest of the country waits, debates, and predicts an economic recession, the United States housing market has been languishing in a historic one for nearly 3 years. There’s that word again.

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Freddie Mac hires Craig Phillips to handle regulatory and conservatorship affairs

Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

Last week, the Treasury and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced amendments to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (PSPAs) with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a key step in the potential privatization of the agencies. Phillips is Freddie Macs second executive change this week.

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Trump is victorious. Will mortgage rates go to 8%?

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Former Trump White House staffers have publicly stated that the president-elect intends to remove Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship. Ex- Federal Housing Finance Administration Director Mark Calabria said it would likely take several years before Republicans could return the companies to the private sector.

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Divergent paths: Housing market policies under a Trump or Harris administration

Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

For anyone wondering what a Democratic or Republican presidential administration might look like for the housing market in 2025 and beyond, industry experts can provide some insights based on their experience in government, proximity to D.C. or decades in the private sector. It hasn’t changed since 1997.

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Rocket Companies announces deal to acquire Redfin for $1.75 billion

Some say Austin’s rental market might collapse. That’s not reality

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FHFA proposes new three-year housing goals for Fannie, Freddie

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FHFA Issues New Housing Goals for Fannie and Freddie

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U.S. Treasury launches initiatives to boost housing supply

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Freddie Mac hires Craig Phillips to handle regulatory and conservatorship affairs

Trump is victorious. Will mortgage rates go to 8%?

Divergent paths: Housing market policies under a Trump or Harris administration

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