Fannie Amends "Selling" Guides (Part III) - IPC's and The Million Dollar Question... - 12/29/07 12:00 PM
Alas, we're at the final stretch of this Fannie Series. Fortunately the holidays delayed this post allowing time to gather comments on Parts I and II. The nature of those comments, questions and objections was vital in shaping the focus of this third and final post. Those who took the time … (28 comments)
Fannie Amends "Selling" Guides - REBATE BROKERS BEWARE! (Part Deux) - 12/16/07 03:34 PM
PART "DEUX"Part One of this series focused on Announcement 07-22 where Fannie's announced it's response to lending in declining markets by lowering loan to value thresholds in afflicted areas by 5%. They also announced the use of system triggers ("messages") that can override an appraisers' determination of "stable" market in the … (25 comments)
Fannie Amends “Selling” Guides – Reasonable Barriers for Ailing Markets (Part One) - 12/15/07 10:03 PM
On December 5th, 2007, Fannie Mae released three announcements that align their "Selling" guidelines with the realities of the housing market. This post is the first of two three in a series that will focus on the two Announcements that directly impact agents, originators and appraisers alike. Announcement 07-22 titled "Maximum Financing … (20 comments)
Fannie, Freddie and the Future of Property Values (Original Post 11/20/07) - 12/04/07 07:14 PM
In today's Inman Article, Fannie and Freddie reported both credit, and mark-to-market losses that hovered around 3.5 billion*. The point of the article was that at a time when these GSE's are the only real players providing liquidity to our primary mortgage markets, financial troubles may limit their role in the … (45 comments)
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Alas, we're at the final stretch of this Fannie Series. Fortunately the holidays delayed this post allowing time to gather comments on Parts I and II. The nature of those comments, questions and objections was vital in shaping the focus of this third and final post. Those who took the time … (28 comments)
