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FHFA conforming loan limits mostly unchanged

The conforming loan limit will stay at $417,000 for one-unit properties in most U.S. counties, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said Wednesday. Continue reading

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Home prices rise at slower pace

Home price growth has slowed significantly. Should you be concerned? Continue reading

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Home prices rise at slower pace

U.S. home prices increased in 2013, but two new reports indicate the market has cooled. Continue reading

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Where loan limits rise in 2014

Mortgage loan limits will rise in 18 counties next year but remain the same elsewhere. Continue reading

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What will Watt do?

The new head of Fannie and Freddie is mum on his plans. Continue reading

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Should wolves manage henhouses?

Should the banks that helped create the foreclosure crisis now be allowed to profit from it by renting out foreclosed homes?
That’s the question being asked in response to a Bloomberg report last week that several major financial and investment compani… Continue reading

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Should wolves manage henhouses?

Should the banks that helped create the foreclosure crisis now be allowed to profit from it by renting out foreclosed homes?
That’s the question being asked in response to a Bloomberg report last week that several major financial and investment compani… Continue reading

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Loan servicing in 16 colors

How home loan servicers should be compensated is a subject of intense debate in the mortgage industry today, as servicers have come under fire for their inaccessibility to homeowners and sloppy foreclosure-processing practices.
To fix the problems, the… Continue reading

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