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FHFA Allows Fannie and Freddie to Invest Further in LIHTC Properties

FHFA Allows Fannie and Freddie to Invest Further in LIHTC Properties

by Phil Hall | Aug 5, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) are now able to invest in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties from $1 billion to $2 billion each, a total of $4 billion per year. “Today’s...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of July 28-Aug. 1

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of July 28-Aug. 1

by Phil Hall | Aug 1, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate News, Hits and Misses, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Fed ignores the president, FICO lobbies Congress, and Grant Cardone needs a CFO. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of July 28-Aug. 1. Miss: If You Can’t Say Something Nice. For the past several weeks, President...
FICO Chief Pushes Back at Pulte Criticism Over Pricing and ‘Monopoly’ Status

FICO Chief Pushes Back at Pulte Criticism Over Pricing and ‘Monopoly’ Status

by Phil Hall | Aug 1, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The chief executive of Fair Isaac (NYSE: FICO) has a bone to pick with Bill Pulte after the Federal Housing Finance Agency director claimed the company unfairly hiked its prices and was operating like a monopoly. In an interview with CNBC, FICO CEO Will Lansing...
Trump Calls on Fed Board of Governors to Overthrow Powell

Trump Calls on Fed Board of Governors to Overthrow Powell

by Phil Hall | Aug 1, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Two days after the Federal Reserve opted to hold rates again, President Trump has renewed his attacks on Chairman Jerome Powell – and this time, he is calling for a leadership revolt within the central bank’s leadership team. In a posting on Truth Social, the...
New Senate Bill Would Recognize Cryptocurrency as Mortgage Collateral

New Senate Bill Would Recognize Cryptocurrency as Mortgage Collateral

by Phil Hall | Jul 30, 2025 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) has introduced a bill to codify the directive made by Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, that would allow cryptocurrency to be considered as an asset for mortgages delivered to the government-sponsored enterprises...
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