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Mortgage giant Fannie Mae tackles climate risk, but changes to underwriting may take several years
Source: CNBC --- Global warming has already caused irreversible damage to the earth’s ecosystems and communities, according to a critical report just issued from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The damage is extending to the U.S. housing...
As Housing Market Cools, Homebuyers are Putting Less Money Down on a Home
The typical U.S. homebuyer’s down payment fell 10% year over year in January to $42,375, its lowest level in nearly two years, according to a new report from Redfin, the technology-based real estate brokerage. The median down payment was down 35% from the peak it...
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John Paulson on Frothy US Housing Market: This Time Is Different
Source: Yahoo --- John Paulson became a billionaire after his hedge fund effectively shorted more than $25 billion of mortgage securities at the dawn of the global financial crisis. As he sizes up yet another frothy housing market some 15 years later, the founder of...
HARP Loan Program: How Did It Work?
Source: Investopedia --- When interest rates fall, many homeowners will refinance their mortgage to lock in a lower interest rate, which can reduce a borrower's monthly payment or allow a homeowner to build equity more quickly. However, one group of homeowners who...
These 210 housing markets are now vulnerable to 20%-25% home price declines, finds latest Moody’s downgrade
Source: Fortune --- Favorable millennial demographics. Tight housing inventory. Low unemployment. That’s why housing bulls said the Pandemic Housing Boom had more room to run. Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi, of course, disagreed. Back in May, Zandi came...
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