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Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac & How They Impact Real Estate "Stevie D."
 
Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, How They Impact Real Estate
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been in the news quite a bit over the past few years, so it’s a good time to do a refresher on who they are and what role they play in the South Barrington, Barrington, Schaumburg, Streamwood, Roselle, and Chicago NorthWest Suburbs Home Real Estate market.
Who Are Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac?
Fannie Mae is the Federal National Mortgage Association. Freddie Mac is the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. They were originally created to raise homeownership levels and increase the availability of affordable housing.
Fannie and Freddie don’t sell mortgages directly to homeowners. They buy mortgages from lenders, so the lenders can use the money to issue new home mortgages.
In 2008, due to mismanagement resulting in billions of dollars of losses, Fannie and Freddie were taken over by the government.
How Do Fannie And Freddie impact [city] Real Estate?
·      They contributed to the financial crisis and real estate downturn, by loosening underwriting standards, buying and guaranteeing risky loans and increasing purchases of mortgage-backed securities.
·      They are key players in the government’s Making Home Affordable foreclosure-prevention program. If your mortgage is ... more

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