Investigators in the ethics and investigations group within Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) were reportedly fired after probing whether Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the self-appointed chairman of Fannie Mae, overstepped his...
Fewer first-time buyers in the housing market, the firing of the FHFA’s inspector general, and the comeback for a historic Salt Lake City theater. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Nov. 3-7. Miss: A Tough Market...
David Benson, the former president of Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA), is rejoining the government-sponsored enterprise in the capacity of a senior adviser. Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the self-appointed chairman of Fannie Mae, made...
Two new data reports pointed to a modest acceleration in home prices. The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller US National Home Price NSA Index recorded a 1.5% annual increase in August while the 10-City and 20-City Composites reported year-over-year increases of 2.1% and...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Earlier this morning, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) sent out a brief press statement with the headline: “US Federal Housing Announces Director Pulte Will Donate 100% of His Salary to Wounded Veterans.” The press statement began with this...
State Farm and Allstate Take Steps Toward Reopening California Home Insuran…
