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Fannie Mae pays $53M to settle recession-era discrimination suit

Housing Wire

Amid protests set off by George Floyd’s death, Fannie Mae ’s CEO issued a public statement about its commitment to racial equity. I told him, ‘We have this serious racial equity issue still pending, and I hope Fannie Mae is serious about it.’” Our role in housing finance brings important responsibilities.”.

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Q3 Update: Delinquencies, Foreclosures and REO

Calculated Risk Real Estate

However, I also argued this would NOT lead to a surge in foreclosures and significantly impact house prices (as happened following the housing bubble) since lending has been solid and most homeowners have substantial equity in their homes. REO (Real Estate Owned) is the amount of real estate owned by lenders.

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Q4 Update: Delinquencies, Foreclosures and REO

Calculated Risk Real Estate

The two key reasons are mortgage lending has been solid, and most homeowners have substantial equity in their homes. Last Thursday, CoreLogic reported on homeowner equity: CoreLogic: Number of Underwater US Homes Drops by 15% Annually in the Fourth Quarter The report shows that U.S. year over year, representing a collective gain of $1.3

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Opinion: 5 policy changes that can improve housing affordability

Housing Wire

Launch a government-funded affordable housing awareness campaign Home equity is the primary source of wealth for most Americans. Currently, more than 80% of the mortgage market is government-controlled, which means in the next down cycle there will be many more homes owned by the government.

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Q2 Update: Delinquencies, Foreclosures and REO

Calculated Risk Real Estate

However, I also argued this would NOT lead to a surge in foreclosures and significantly impact house prices (as happened following the housing bubble) since lending has been solid and most homeowners have substantial equity in their homes. homeowner now has about $290,000 in equity. Currently 23.3% of loans are under 3%, 61.3%

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131 Real Estate Terms & Definitions Your Clients Expect You to Know in 2023

The Close

These real estate definitions will help you ensure you’re communicating with clients effectively. After all, great communication leads to closed deals. Furthermore, in today’s market, understanding our complex mortgage industry could actually help you close more deals and maybe even save clients money. Assignment.

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How and When to Buy Foreclosure Property

Realty Biz

Lenders have been more conservative about qualifying homebuyers and the dramatic increase in home values has created substantial homeowner equity that protects against foreclosures. Pre-foreclosures are commonly confused with the foreclosure process and REOs (real estate owned by a lender).