Home shoppers have been so put off by elevated home prices and mortgage rates that buying sentiment has hit an all-time low, Fannie Mae FNMA, +1.03% said. The agency on Read more
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The midterm elections are coming. Here’s what that means for the U.S. housing market.
The midterm U.S. elections are coming. And elections have consequences for the housing market, according to a new report from investment bank Cowen. The report by Cowen’s Jaret Seiberg noted Read more
How last year’s housing market affected mortgage denials and what Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac using alternative credit scores means for potential homebuyers
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to use alternative credit scores — what that means for potential homebuyers The federal government has approved two credit Read more
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to use alternative credit scores: What it means for homebuyers
NASHVILLE — The federal government is expanding how it collects credit scores, which may allow more Americans to potentially buy homes. The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Monday announced at the Read more
Fannie Mae launches pilot program to include on-time rent payments in credit reports. Here’s why this could be a game changer for renters.
When tenants pay their rent on time, it largely fails to improve their credit scores, while homeowners reap the benefits of better credit by making their mortgage payments. That lopsided Read more
Americans are growing ‘increasingly frustrated’ with the economy and gloomy about the housing market, Fannie Mae survey says
Both prospective homebuyers and sellers are feeling increasingly annoyed by the housing market and the economy, according to a new survey. Their frustrations were registered by the Fannie Mae Home Read more