Industry leaders react to a broad plan that aims to close the housing supply gap... More
RealtyTrac/Trulia survey finds that more than half of those polled last month don’t anticipate any major improvement until 2014 or later. More
Lenders, affordable housing experts, financiers, and others focus on vastly different priorities and factors during Treasury housing summit panel. More
Treasury Secretary Geithner calls for a new paradigm for mortgage guarantees. More
Videos and other ad materials highlight homeowners who kept their houses through the Treasury Department’s Making Home Affordable Program. More
Treasury secretary suggests public utility model may be best structure for Fannie and Freddie in future. More
The dip in new-home starts, according to government estimates, is the lowest for any month in 17 years. More
Both mortgage finance companies to be placed in a conservatorship under the... More
Results represent Freddie's fourth straight quarterly loss. More
Everybody knows that Congress tends todrag its feet when making decisions on the major issues of the day. But as we saw by the tail end of last year, that definitely was not the case when it came time to consider what to do to stop the nation’s deepening mortgage credit crunch and build a new foundation to support homeownership opportunities in the aftermath of the subprime meltdown. In the autumn and winter of 2007, with housing in trouble, Washington didn’t resemble the usual political morass. And the surge in bipartisan activity centered around housing wasn’t limited to Capitol Hill. The White House and such key players as the Federal Reserve Board, the Treasury Department, and HUD all sprang to life, tackling hard issues with a tenacity and resourcefulness not always seen in our government. More
