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FHFA Updates GSEs’ Appraisal Policies

FHFA Updates GSEs’ Appraisal Policies

by Phil Hall | Oct 28, 2024 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced updates to several appraisal policies related to Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCBQ: FMCC). The government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) will expand eligibility for appraisal waivers and inspection-based...

FHFA Debuts National Datasets on Manufactured Home Price Trends

by Phil Hall | Oct 9, 2024 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has introduced new national datasets on price trends for manufactured homes. The new data release for manufactured homes includes purchase-only as well as all-transactions house price indexes. Both datasets will measure...
GSEs Update Private Mortgage Insurer Eligibility Requirements

GSEs Update Private Mortgage Insurer Eligibility Requirements

by Phil Hall | Aug 22, 2024 | Industry Updates, Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae (OTCMKTS: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCMKTS: FMCC) are updating their Private Mortgage Insurer Eligibility Requirements (PMIERs). The GSEs first issued their PMIERs in...

FHFA Gives Conditional Approval of Freddie Mac’s Second Mortgage Purchase Pilot

by Phil Hall | Jun 24, 2024 | Uncategorized

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced its conditional approval for Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) to engage in a limited pilot to purchase certain single-family closed-end second mortgages. The conditional approval follows FHFA’s first publication of a...

FHFA Seeks Input on Future Mission for FHLBank System

by Phil Hall | May 17, 2024 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has issued a Request for Input (RFI) regarding the mission of the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) System. According to the regulator, the RFI is seeking public comments in three categories of questions: Updating the...
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