Jason Hartman talks to renowned investor, businessman, and author, Jim Rogers, on episode #307 of The Creating Wealth Show. They discuss the gold market, the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and whether we have infl...
The Treasury Department is looking to wind down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but without these organizations, there would be few buyers for 30-year fixed rate mortgages in the secondary markets. The 30-year mortgage was c...
The Bryan Ellis Investing Letter – Artificially-low down payments and overly-easy mortgage qualifying worked so well just a few years ago that the feds are gearing up to do it again. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac off...
Housing Wire – Decades from now, when history writes the story of the Millennials, they may well be remembered as the first generation for whom using smartphones and social media was as natural as taking a breath. ...
WSJ – Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and mortgage lenders are nearing an agreement that could lower barriers and restrictions on borrowers with weak credit, a move that would expand access to home loans amid the slug...
Jason Hartman is joined by Jim Rogers, who is returning to the show a second time, to talk about Jim’s thoughts on several issues. Jim discusses the possibility of a major correction in the gold market, cautioning that...
Government backed refinancing programs are being expanded for 2013, a move that’s expected to allow more mortgage holders to take advantage of low interest rates and more attractive terms. These new standards embrace a...
Mortgage interests rates continue at near-record lows right now, as the Federal Reserve has intervened through its major lending agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. And while that’s good news for first-time investors ...
Hurricane Sandy, the superstorm that whipped the Eastern seaboard over the last weekend in October, destroyed thousands of homes in several states. As a way to help homeowners whose properties were damaged by the storm, ...
Federal mortgage entities Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae played a major role in the housing collapse of 2008-2011, supporting a large number of the subprime loans that crashed, pushing massive numbers of homes into foreclosu...