Pinellas Property Online

1. Opposing view on real estate: It's still the American Dream
(Information and Facts/Buying a Home in Pinellas)

... led some to question the very value of homeownership itself. There's no doubt we need to restructure entities such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and improve government regulation of the mortgage lending ...

2. National Flood Insurance likely to expire
(Home News/National News)

... and AIG have offered such insurance, but it can be very expensive and is limited to a certain number of  states, with other conditions. NAR has been working with FEMA, FHA, Fannie, Freddie and the ...

3. Warning: Flood insurance expires Monday
(Home News/National News)

... bills, leaving no single bill with the necessary number of votes for passage. NAR says it's also working with FEMA, FHA, Fannie, Freddie and the VA on contingency planning should another lapse ...

4. Fannie Mae: Drop in home sales underscores fragile recovery
(Information and Facts/Pinellas Home Market)

Housing activity is expected to rebound later this year but at a slower pace than previously projected, according to the March 2010 Economic Outlook released today by Fannie Mae’s Economics & Mortgage ...

5. Mortgage rates still below 5 percent
(Information and Facts/Mortgages and Money)

... and have hovered around 5 percent since, kept down by the Fed’s $1.25 trillion program to buy up mortgage securities issued by Freddie Mac and sibling company Fannie Mae. The Fed said this week ...

6. How many Total Foreclosures on the Market
(Information and Facts/General)

... housing economist Tom Lawler combines data from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Federal Housing Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and securitization trusts to conclude that there are actually ...

7. House committee weighs scrapping HVCC
(Home News/National News)

House committee weighs scrapping HVCC WASHINGTON – Nov. 2, 2009 – The appraisal system imposed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac last May is under attack by the House Financial Services Committee and could ...

8. Congress Votes to Extend FHA and GSE Loan Limits through 2010
(Home News/National News)

Last week, the House and Senate passed legislation to extend the current loan limits for FHA and Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (the government sponsored enterprises, or GSEs) through December 31, 2010. These ...

9. Tax Credit extension
(Information and Facts/Buying a Home in Pinellas)

... earlier this week encouraging the extension of FHA loan limits that were due to expire.  Extending the FHA, Fannie and Freddie Loan Limits at the $729,750 level through December 31, 2010 was passed by ...

10. Home Buyer Tax Credit
(Home News/National News)

... Appraisal fees have also risen and are being passed on to consumers. Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have issued guidance on appraisals, but NAR is calling upon the mortgage giants and the Federal Housing ...