Existing home sales held steady in July despite the turmoil in the mortgage industry according to the monthly report issued by the National Association of Realtors' (NAR) on Monday. Total existing home sales which include single family residences, townhouses, condos, and coops were down 0.2 percent to...
Several key players have rung in on the decision by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) to retain limits on the mortgage portfolios owned by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The two government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) had petitioned OFHEO, its regulator, last week asking to be allowed...
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