January 14, 2022

Red-Hot Housing Market Fuels Mortgage Borrowing Record

Red-Hot Housing Market Fuels Mortgage Borrowing Record Americans borrowed more than ever to buy homes in 2021. Mortgage lenders issued $1.61 trillion in purchase loans in 2021, according to estimates by the Mortgage Bankers Association. That is up slightly from $1.48 trillion in 2020 and above the previous record of $1.51 trillion in 2005. Purchase […]

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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Back Home Loans of Nearly $1 Million as Prices Soar

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Back Home Loans of Nearly $1 Million as Prices Soar The federal government is about to back mortgages of nearly $1 million for the first time. The maximum size of home-mortgage loans eligible for backing by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are expected to jump sharply in 2022, a reflection

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Retirees Spend a Lot of Time and Money to Buy Their ‘Forever Home.’ Then They Sell It.

Retirees Spend a Lot of Time and Money to Buy Their ‘Forever Home.’ Then They Sell It. To Rick Brown and Jeanne Brown, finding a forever home has seemingly taken forever. In just five years, the couple—he’s 71 and she’s 72—bought or built two different houses that they planned to live in for the rest

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