WASHINGTON, DC – The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) fell 3.7 points in February to 85.8, reversing last month’s increase. The decline can be attributed to decreases in five of the six HPSI components. The net share of respondents who said now is a good time to buy a home decreased 5 percentage […]
WASHINGTON – In an effort to help low-income residents become self-sufficient, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $34.9 million to public housing authorities, public housing resident associations, Native American tribes, and non-profit organizations across the nation to hire or retain service coordinators to help them find jobs, educational opportunities, and […]
Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) today announced that it will not utilize its second (January 24th) Benchmark Notes® announcement date this month. As announced in our 2018 Benchmark Securities Issuance Calendar, the company may forego any scheduled Benchmark Notes issuance. Fannie Mae helps make the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage and affordable rental housing possible for millions of Americans. […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) today announced the launch of its Sustainable Communities Innovation Challenge (The Challenge). The company will commit $10 million over two years to attract promising ideas that will help it address the nation’s affordable housing issues. The company expects to receive proposals from across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) announced today that it will suspend evictions of foreclosed single-family properties during the holiday season. The suspension of evictions will apply to single-family and 2-4 unit properties from December 18, 2017 through January 2, 2018. During this period, legal and administrative proceedings for evictions may continue, but families will […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $615,922,000 to help hard-hit areas in the State of Florida to recover from Hurricane Irma. The grant announced today by the Trump Administration is provided through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program and will support the repair of damaged […]
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today issued a Credit Risk Transfer Progress Report describing the status and volume of credit risk transfer transactions through the second quarter of 2017. The Report provides a comprehensive picture of how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) transfer a substantial portion of credit risk […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif., /PRNewswire/ — Realtor.com®, a leading online real estate destination operated by News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA]; [ASX: NWS, NWSLV] subsidiary Move, Inc., today announced the launch of Property Tycoon, a new real estate listings game, that allows participants to test their market knowledge by selecting homes they think sold over asking price […]
Bochum, Wien, 5 September 2016 – The Management Board of Vonovia SE (“Vonovia”) and the Administrative Board and Executive Committee of Conwert Immobilien Invest SE (“Conwert“) have signed a business combination agreement (“BCA”). Under the terms of this agreement, Vonovia intends to publish an offer to acquire all shares in Conwert. Vonovia intends to offer […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif., – Realtor.com®, a leading online real estate destination operated by News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA]; [ASX: NWS, NWSLV] subsidiary Move, Inc., today released a new study that identifies the price premium to buy a home in a strong public school district, as well as the top 10 districts garnering the highest home […]
