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...
The Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act, which targets the use of “trigger leads,” passed the US Senate by unanimous consent on Saturday and is now awaiting President Trump to sign it into law. The legislation, HR 2808, passed through the House of Representatives on...
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) respectively cheered the US Senate-amended passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, declaring the legislation would positively impact the US housing market. “We’ve worked for...
The chief executive of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) praised the Trump administration for having a strong understanding of how the housing market operates. Speaking before the trade group’s 2025 Secondary and Capital Markets Conference, MBA President and CEO...
The unlikely blame for a mansion’s lack of buyers, AREA’s first local chapter and a grim forecast on Los Angeles’ housing market. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Jan. 20-24. Miss: Ghosts on the Loose. Nicholas...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
