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By J.W. ELPHINSTONE, AP Real Estate Writer J.w. Elphinstone, Ap Real Estate Writer - 19 mins ago NEW YORK - The government has handed its ATM card to beleaguered mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Treasury Department said Thursday it removed the $400 billion financial cap on the mone...

Fannie, Freddie CEO pay gets regulator nod: report   Wed Dec 23, 11:50 pm ET (Reuters) - The U.S. housing regulator has approved pay packages for the chief executives of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae (FNM.N) and Freddie Mac (FRE.N) in the range of $4 million to $6 million, the Wall Street...

WILL THE GENIE GO BACK IN THE BOTTLE !!!   If HR4173 passes will we be able to put the HVCC GENIE back in the bottle (and put the bottle in the nearest dumpster), and do away with appraisal prostitution! I personally don't think so, the AMC's and Banks (kind of one in the same) hold way too much ...

I have a question to my fellow appraisers. This question is mainly directed to appraisers working in underperforming markets, like Florida, Arizona, Nevada, and California. What are you doing when the subject's subdivision is increasing in value, but everything in the else in the area is declinin...