By Gretchen WegrichThe mortgage and real estate industries may have found an ally; in his state of the Union address on February 12, President Barack Obama called for streamlined mortgage rules."Right now, overlapping regulations keep responsible young families...

By Gretchen WegrichThe House Ways and Means Committee oversaw a lengthy debate today over housing tax incentives. Testimony was given by key industry players in the housing, building and real estate sectors as well as p...

By Gretchen WegrichThe Federal Housing Agency (FHFA) extended the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) for an additional two years to Dec. 31, 2015. The program was due to expire Dec. 31, 2013."More than...

By Gretchen WegrichMortgage finance institution Fannie Mae turned heads on Thursday morning with the announcement of first-quarter pre-tax net income of $8.1 billion, due to strong credit results buo...

By Gretchen WegrichAn investigation into the potential costs of a widespread mortgage princiapl reduction program discovered that taxpayers would benefit to the tune of $2.8 billion. The report, issued by the Congres...

By Gretchen WegrichA surge of mortgage refinance applications pushed the total number of mortgage applications upwards by 4% during the week that ended April 5 after dropping the previ...

http://globalhomefinance.com Markets started out today generally unchanged as the world awaits the FOMC policy decision and Bernanke's press conference this afternoon. It isn't news that for the last six weeks,...

Many Americans are faced with the difficult decision of whether they should rent or buy. In reality, today's housing market gives you the opportunity to purchase an affordable home at a low fixed interest rate, which...

There are 5 moves that you don't want to do to your credit. We all know that we should make our payments on time but there are other ways to lower your credit score. If you have any questions about credit please feel...

Wednesday - June 19, 2013, 10:50 am ET Current trend Direction: Sideways Float/Lock Bias: Floating into Fed Meeting today - but get ready to Lock!!! Current Price of FNMA 3.0% Bond:$100.19, +7bp It's Fed Day. So far it...

Mortgage RatesAnthony HoodEquity Investment CapitalOffice: 949-891-0067Email: tony@equityinvestmentcapital.comwebsite: www.equityinvestmentcapital.com Markets started out today generally unchanged as the world awaits the FOMC...