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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Offer Mortgage Moratorium to Fire Victims

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 15 Aug 2018

As California’s wildfires continue to spread, more homeowners face the destruction of their homes. Just this Sunday, the Mendocino Complex fires (formerly the River and Ranch fires), consumed 8,000 acres.… more

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Fannie Mae Warning: Generational Housing Bubble Forming

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 7 Aug 2018

Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research Group recently published a new report in conjunction with University of Southern California researchers in regards to generational housing. According to the report, as… more

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Moratorium on Foreclosures for Christmas

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 15 Dec 2017

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced the second week in December that both GSEs would, as is traditional, place a hold on holiday evictions lasting from December 18, 2017, to… more

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Creative Down Payment Options REIs Need to Know About

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 7 Dec 2017

According to multiple surveys by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), many would-be homebuyers are opting not to explore their options in the housing market because they believe that they… more

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Crowdfunding for a Down Payment?

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 12 Oct 2017

Although there are certainly plenty of programs out there designed to help homeowners avoid the dreaded 10% or 20% down payment, years of buyer surveys from the National Association of… more

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Policy Uncertainty Clouds Growth Expectations

FannieMae | 20 Feb 2017

Conservative growth expectations for 2017 persist as the markets continue to weigh the unfolding policies of the new administration, according to the Fannie Mae Economic & Strategic Research (ESR) Group’s… more

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Down Payment Myths Scare Younger Buyers

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 17 Feb 2017

According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), more than one-in-five potential home buyer is opting out of exploring the option of buying a home. At least not without doing… more

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Ohio Bans Plywood Usage on Vacant Homes

Editorial Staff | 9 Jan 2017

Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s signing of H.B. 463 on Jan. 4, 2017, makes Ohio the first state to outlaw the use of plywood to cover windows on vacant residential homes.… more

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Eviction Moratorium for the Holidays

Think Realty | 13 Dec 2016

Fannie Mae announced it will suspend evictions of foreclosed single-family properties for the holiday season. Eviction suspensions will start Dec. 19, 2016, and continue through Jan. 2, 2017, for single-family… more

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FHA Loan Limits Increase—For Now

Kathy Fettke | 2 Dec 2016

In response to rising home prices nationwide, the Federal Housing Administration has raised loan limits for 2017. So if you have been or will be looking to buy a home,… more

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