by Fatima Khokhar | Nov 16, 2010 | Banking And Finance, Fannie, Freddie and the Fed, Naples Area Market Conditions
The credit crisis annihilated the jumbo loan market. Banks simply stopped making loans available for “expensive” homes”. Jumbo mortgages by definition are those that are too big to be bought by government-backed agencies, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The...
by Fatima Khokhar | Oct 19, 2010 | Banking And Finance, Fannie, Freddie and the Fed, Naples Area Market Conditions
WASHINGTON – Oct. 18, 2010 – Recent revelations about mortgage lenders filing possibly faulty court papers to foreclose on homes has sparked a public outcry and called into question tens of thousands of foreclosures. Q: How did this come to light? A: Lawyers for...
by Fatima Khokhar | Oct 4, 2010 | Banking And Finance, Naples Area Market Conditions
Since the housing bubble burst, appraisers have come under intense pressure for failing to account for actual market conditions. And while a new home valuation code of conduct was enacted in 2008 by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, controversy over home values still...