Monday, May 25, 2020

Historical Data Shows Housing Market Will Boom After The 2020 Crisis, And So Will Bitcoin

Historical data from the late 1990s show a financial crisis is often followed with a steep increase in housing prices. If real estate grows in a similar manner as the 2000s, safe haven assets like gold and potentially Bitcoin may follow.

Read more... https://www.forbes.com/sites/youngjoseph/2020/05/24/historical-data-shows-housing-market-will-boom-after-the-2020-crisis-and-so-will-bitcoin/

Saturday, May 23, 2020

FHFA Announces Refinance and Home Purchase Eligibility for Borrowers in Forbearance

Washington, D.C. – Today, to support borrowers and mortgage servicers, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises)  have issued temporary guidance regarding the eligibility of borrowers who are in forbearance, or have recently ended their forbearance, looking to refinance or buy a new home.

Read more... https://www.fhfa.gov/mobile/Pages/public-affairs-detail.aspx?PageName=FHFA-Announces-Refinance-and-Home-Purchase-Eligibility-for-Borrowers-in-Forbearance.aspx

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

FHFA Issues Guidance on Refinances, Purchases While in Forbearance

The Federal Housing Financing Agency (FHFA) announced Tuesday that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have issued temporary guidance regarding the eligibility of borrowers in forbearance, or recently ended their forbearance, looking to refinance and purchase a home. 

Read more... https://dsnews.com/daily-dose/05-19-2020/fhfa-issues-guidance-on-refinances-purchases-while-in-forbearance

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Housing markets in most big cities struggle because of coronavirus shutdowns, but these markets buck the trend

Coronavirus has run roughshod over most of the nation's big-city real estate markets for more than six weeks now, paralyzing agents, halting showings and causing double-digit drops in listings and new inventory as frightened sellers withdraw their properties from consideration.

Read more... https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/05/07/cities-buck-coronavirus-real-estate-slump/3049239001/


Sunday, May 10, 2020

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