The FHA program accounted for nearly as much purchase-money lending as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac combined during the first quarter of 2010, according to a new Inside FHA Lending analysis. FHA’s home-purchase financing totaled $42.9 billion, a few billion short of the $46.4 billion financed by the two government-sponsored enterprises. Purchase-money mortgages accounted for 61.1 percent of FHA originations in the first quarter, down slightly from...
Moves by the Trump administration are disrupting the economy and the federal agencies that deal with the housing market. Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the MBA, isn’t sure how it’s all going to play out.
The 10-year Treasury rate is declining and the possibility of a recession is growing.
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