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    FHFA House Price Index Up 0.8 Percent in November

    ​Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in November, up 0.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported 0.6 percent change in October was revised downward to a 0.4...

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    FHFA Releases 2015 Scorecard for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Common Securitization Solutions

    PageContent ​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released the 2015 Scorecard​ outlining specific priorities for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and their joint venture, Common Securitization Solutions, LLC. The 2015 Scorecard furthers the goals outlined in FHFA's Strategic...

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    FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Interest Rates Decrease in November 2014

    ​Washington, D.C. – Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages decreased from October to November, according to several indices of new mortgage contracts. The National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders index was...

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    FHFA House Price Index Up 0.6 Percent in October

    ​ Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose in October, up 0.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported house price change of 0.0 percent in September remained...

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    Foreclosure Preventions Actions Top 3.3 Million Through Third Quarter

    Washington, DC – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released a report showing that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed approximately 72,700 foreclosure prevention actions in the third quarter, bringing the total to more than 3.3 million since the start of the conservatorships in...

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    HARP Refinances Top 3.2 Million

    ​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today reported that the total volume of mortgage refinances increased slightly in the third quarter. According to FHFA’s Refinance Report, total refinance volume for the third quarter exceeded 389,000, while refinances through the Home...

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    FHFA Directs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to Change Requirement Relating to Sales of Existing REO

    ​ Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to alter one of their policies relating to the sale of real estate owned (REO) properties in their current inventory. The change will permit the two companies to sell existing...

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    FHFA Index Shows Mortgage Interest Rates Increase in October

    ​ Washington, D.C. – Nationally, interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages increased from September to October, according to several indices of new mortgage contracts. The National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders index...

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    FHFA House Price Index Rises for 13th Consecutive Quarter

    ​ Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 0.9 percent in the third quarter of 2014 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI). This is the 13th consecutive quarterly price increase in the purchase-only, seasonally adjusted index. The HPI is calculated using home...

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    FHFA Announces 2015 Conforming Loan Limits: Unchanged in Most of the U.S.

    ​ Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that the maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2015 will remain at $417,000 for one-unit properties in most of the country. The loan limits are established under the terms...