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Recovering Housing Market Solves Principal Reduction Dilemma

Senate Republicans are drawing a bead on Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC), President Obama’s pick to take over as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency(FHFA)….

Guidelines for Federal Housing Administration Reform

After the housing bubble burst, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) rapidly expanded the scope of its mortgage insurance well beyond its traditional mission of helping…

Another Tool in the Toolkit: Short Sales to Existing Homeowners

Overview Edward DeMarco, acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), is drawing fire from congressional Democrats for preventing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac…

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Are Fixed-Rate Government-Backed Mortgages Over?

In an article for The Fiscal Times, National Correspondent Josh Boak quotes PPI’s senior fellow Jason Gold: Congress has restarted its slog about the fate…

Why FHFA’s Ed Demarco Isn’t Going Anywhere

If confirmed by the Senate, Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., will replace Ed DeMarco, the current – and controversial – acting director of the Federal Housing…

Why You Should Ignore the Housing Experts

Housing is center stage in the news and around the water cooler again, with newspaper and magazine stories dissecting minute fluctuations in home prices and…

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More Good News for Housing

As the New York Times reported yesterday, the housing market is recovering, consumer confidence is at a five-year high and the market is in the…

San Bernardino County Strikes Measure to Use Eminent Domain

Earlier today the Joint Power Authority, municipal body constructed by the county of San Bernardino, California voted not to consider using the power of eminent…

New ‘Ability to Repay’ Rules Highlight Need for Affordable Housing

This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released long-awaited new mortgage rules aimed at protecting consumers from abusive loans. The new rules, when they…

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Keys to a Sustained Housing Recovery
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