As the inventory of for-sale homes remains at low levels, sellers are getting more comfortable at the bargaining table and telling buyers to cool it with the contingencies.
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“The April numbers indicate that the pig is moving through the python when it comes to deferred foreclosures in judicial foreclosure states,” says one economist.
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Fannie Mae announced it will make a “massive payment” to the U.S. Treasury, helping put a big dent in what it owes to taxpayers.
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Realtor.com has made several upgrades to its listing database that are aimed at providing the industry’s most accurate housing data.
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The release of a strong job report sent mortgage rates climbing for the first time in six weeks, Freddie Mac reports.
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The FHFA’s acting director outlined a couple of strategies to help attract private capital to the housing market and replace Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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