Fannie Mae - a government-controlled mortgage guarantor that helps keep mortgage rates low for home-buyers - has decided to guarantee up to $1 billion in debt backed by single-family rental homes belonging to Invitation Homes, a company run by private-equity giant Blackstone. If Fannie Mae ... » Learn More about Fannie Mae has taken step that could increase single-family rental expansion
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February 2017 RE/MAX National Housing Report
Understand that for the February Report we use the numbers from January. Home Sales In January Set Record Pace. With the tug-of-war between rising home sales and shrinking inventory intensifying, January set records for the RE/MAX National Housing Report. Last month topped all the other January's in ... » Learn More about February 2017 RE/MAX National Housing Report
Items you Should Love Regarding your Home Prior to Committing
You swoon at the curb appeal and your heart flutters at the sight of the kitchen counter-tops, but is the home you're looking at buying really The One? Prior to making an offer, be sure you love these, hard-to-change items about your potential new place. Items you Should Love Regarding your ... » Learn More about Items you Should Love Regarding your Home Prior to Committing
Mortgage Phrases You need to understand
The mortgage industry loves jargon and it can quickly confuse a real estate professional as well as the moreso a borrower. The Fannie Mae Sellers Guide alone has 91 different acronyms and abbreviations. Mortgage Phrases You need to understand The National Mortgage News recently offered up a ... » Learn More about Mortgage Phrases You need to understand
44% of Real estate markets Skyrocket to Record Value Heights
Among 201 metro areas with populations of at least 200,000, 89 of those metros - or 44% of Real Estate Markets - reached new all-time home price peaks in 2016, as outlined by new data released by ATTOM Data Solutions. 44% of Real estate markets Skyrocket to Record Value Heights Notably, ... » Learn More about 44% of Real estate markets Skyrocket to Record Value Heights