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Gary Sandler: Looking for a bargain? Try HUD
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPrior to the Great Depression of the 1930s, obtaining a mortgage was a challenging task. Down payments were typically 50 percent of the purchase price,...
Alan Bliss: The long historical reach of ‘redlining’ in Jacksonville and its ongoing effects
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwice recently I have been asked to speak publicly about the history of “redlining” in Jacksonville....
What is Fannie Mae? All about America’s big mortgage market-maker
Bankrate via AOL· 4 months agoKey takeaways Fannie Mae, officially the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), is a...
Federal Home Loan Banks Get Backing From Advisers to Biden as Criticism Mounts
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Bloomberg) -- Two housing-policy experts whose previous recommendations have been closely followed...
Mortgage rate history: 1970s to 2024
Bankrate via AOL· 2 months agoKey takeaways Looking at the past four decades, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage peaked in 1981, rising to roughly 16 percent. The average 30-year...
The First Step to Solving the Housing Crisis Might Be Simpler Than You Think
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt was 1920, and America was in the throes of a depression. Unable to recover after World War I, the country’s stocks tumbled, industrial production fell by 30 percent, and unemployment queues ...
Larry Summers claims he can prove inflation is way closer to the 1970s than people think—and that a...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoLast year, months before the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates to combat inflation,...
100 Years of Real Estate and Homeownership, Through the Pages of BHG
Better Homes & Gardens via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTake a decade-by-decade tour through the past 100 years of buying, selling, and owning homes. Better...
A brief history of the mortgage, from its roots in ancient Rome to the English 'dead pledge' and its...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMortgages can haunt homeowners. GraphicaArtis/Getty Images The average interest rate for a new U.S....
The Man Who Made the Suburbs White
Slate via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAn early J.C. Nichols Company sign located at 52nd Street and Brookside Boulevard. The State Historical Society of Missouri This essay is adapted from...
