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Borrowing against your home could soon get easier
Quartz· 21 hours agoIt could soon be easier to borrow against your home after U.S. regulators approved a Freddie Mac pilot program for purchasing second mortgages. After the...
US consumer confidence retreats slightly; house prices remain elevated
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 hours agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer confidence eased in June amid worries about the economic...
Asian American homeownership is primed to rise: Freddie Mac - HousingWire
HousingWire· 23 hours agoAsian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) — is closing that gap. Freddie Mac...
Mortgage rates fall for third straight week in June. Should you refinance?
The Journal News· 10 hours agoMortgage rates have fallen for the third straight week this June, according to the latest data from ...
FHFA grants conditional approval for Freddie Mac second mortgage pilot - HousingWire
HousingWire· 4 days agoThe program is only for primary residences and the first mortgage must have a minimum seasoning...
The Wrong Stuff? GOP fumes over Freddie
Politico· 5 hours agoThe Federal Housing Finance Agency gave the green light to the program allowing Freddie Mac to purchase second mortgages, in a bid to give homeowners a ...
CoStar Group hires Freddie Mac’s Christian Lown as CFO - HousingWire
HousingWire· 7 days agoFreddie Mac‘s chief financial officer, Christian Lown, will transition to the same position at...
U.S. mortgage rates fall again, further below 7% - Dayton Business Journal
The Business Journals· 2 days agoFreddie Mac reports the 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.87% for the week ending June 20 —...
What is a conforming loan, and how do you qualify?
Yahoo Personal Finance· 3 hours agoA conforming loan is a type of conventional loan, and the amount borrowed must fall below the FHFA limits. Learn if a conforming mortgage is right for...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen touts new affordable housing drive
Axios· 13 hours agoU.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced Monday a new Biden administration effort to increase...