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Is Barney Frank the Biggest Idiot in Congress?204 comments

USWeapon wrote 5 months ago: I have wanted to discuss this for a bit now and finally had a night where I was able to read a littl … more →

Tags: Economics, voter issues, Government Reform, Politics, Congress, Government Accountability, Hypocrisy, Freddie Mac, Maxine Waters

PrimeTimeLending wrote 6 months ago: Thinking about buying your first home? Good news — now may be a great time to make your move!   For … more →

Tags: 1 year arm, 15 Year Mortgage, 30 year mortgage, adjustable rate mortgage, Ben Bernanke, Existing home sales, Fannie Mae, federal reserve, Foreclosures

We all love doom and gloom, but let me be the contrarian on the housing market

hankbailey wrote 9 months ago: Well here we are again.  Another quarterly report from Case-Schiller, and another report of doom and … more →

Tags: athens ga housing market, Case-Shiller

Barney Frank, Herb Moses, and Fannie Mae ~ The "Love Connection"2 comments

bellalu0 wrote 1 year ago: Double Standard: a rule or principle applied more strictly to some people than to others Media Bias: … more →

Tags: Politics, media, Media Bias, Chris Matthews, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Barney Frank, Herb Moses, House Banking Committee

Former Clintonites, Franklin Raine$ and Jamie Gorelick, Enriched Themselves at FNMA

The Sisyphus Files wrote 1 year ago: NRO: Politics and the Fannie Mae Piggy Bank — Franklin Raines, Jamie Gorelick, and some very c … more →

Tags: Barack Obama / The Messiah, * * * The Government Engineered Mortgage Crisis, ACORN, Alexi Giannoulias, Barney Frank, Bill Clinton, capitalism, Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, CRA

Cristal in the Drinking Fountains at the GSEs?1 comment

johndthornton wrote 1 year ago: Some time back I wrote a post inspired by reading the now-defunct OFHEO’s annual report.  (If … more →

Tags: fannie-freddie, james lockhart

A 99%+ Pay Cut for FM2 CEOs1 comment

johndthornton wrote 1 year ago: From George Will, a proposal which would be mighty unpopular on Mahogany Row at Freddie Mae and Fred … more →

Tags: Say of the day, fannie-freddie, Gse, George Will

Haplessness, Thy Name Is OFHEO2 comments

johndthornton wrote 1 year ago: With the passage of today’s legislation, as nearly as anyone can tell, the Office of Housing E … more →

Tags: Economics/Business, fannie-freddie, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, federhousing finance agency

Making sense of home prices2 comments

TheMaria wrote 1 year ago: Every so often, we read headlines about housing prices (seems like every other headline is about hou … more →

Tags: General Real Estate, Home prices, tough real estate market, Case-Schiller, home price indeces, Home Price Index, N.A.R.

Top & Bottom 20 Real Estate Markets in the United States

Travis Houston wrote 1 year ago: The figures were released today by OFHEO Director James B. Lockhart, as part of the quarterly report … more →

Tags: Home Buying, Home Selling, San Diego Market Update, Investing, California, Top and Bottom Markets, united states

Benchmarking-Real Estate Deflation

pvgroup wrote 1 year ago: RealtyEconomics | May 9, 2008 Where are we now – with regard to home prices and values from th … more →

Tags: Economics, housing, Real estate data, real estate economics, Inflation, Housing Recession, Sub-Prime, Price to Rents, Business Cycle

OFHEO Agrees to Lower Fannie’s and Freddie’s Capital Surcharge

imfpubs wrote 1 year ago: In a move aimed at encouraging Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to do more to help add liquidity to the ba … more →

Tags: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

New Move to Enable Fannie and Freddie to Ease the Mortgage Crisis2 comments

papalakka wrote 1 year ago: March 19, 2008: The government today reduced the capital reserve requirements for Fannie Mae and Fre … more →

Tags: housing crisis, News, mortgage crisis, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

The Latest News on the FNMA Jumbo Conforming Program.

bfletcher wrote 1 year ago: Here is the latest news on the implementation of Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, “conforming … more →

Tags: Mortgages, FNMA, Fannie Mae, fhlmc, Freddie Mac, conforming limit,

Mortgage Appraisal Reform - NY Attorney General Pushes for Agreement2 comments

chuckgallagher wrote 1 year ago: Andrew M. Cuomo, New York Attorney General, announced agreement between his office and Freddie Mac a … more →

Tags: mortgage fraud, Chuck Gallagher, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, NY Attorney General, Andrew M. Cuomo, appraisal, Valuation, independent appraisal valuation

The Facts About Utah's Real Estate Market. 2 comments

AndyinPC wrote 1 year ago: I typically try to take a more local approach to real estate, but I’ve grown increasingly frus … more →

Tags: Park City, The Canyons, Deer Valley, Utah, Park City Mountain, Park City Real Estate, Utah Real Estate, Utah Housing Market, Utah Housing

Spokane in Top 20 for Appreciation--New Official Data

buygeg wrote 2 years ago: This is new official data dated November 29, 2007. Take a look at page 29 of this report from OFHEO, … more →

Tags: Real Estate, Spokane appreciation


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