The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 10, 2024

In Part 1 of this series, it was estimated that total closing costs for both buyer and seller accounted for at least 7 to 11 percent of the purchase price of a typical home, surpassing the average 6 to 7 percent down payment made by first-time homebuyers (FTHBs). The FHFA, from its founding in 2008 to 2021, was an independent regulator.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

As described in Part 1 of this three-part series, MH – a term which in this paper refers to the factory-produced structure that is later sited on a residential lot – accounts for approximately six percent of owner- and renter-occupied housing in the U.S., with a much greater market share of 14 percent in rural geographies.

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Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Its median age in 2021 was 42.7, For example, when states distribute finances to counties based on their total populations, it might be wise for them to take the individual counties’ median ages into account. The title of the report gets right to the point: "New Census Bureau Visualization Shows Broad Variations in Age."

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Barrett & Greene

JULY 21, 2022

Its median age in 2021 was 42.7, For example, when states distribute finances to counties based on their total populations, it might be wise for them to take the individual counties’ median ages into account. The title of the report gets right to the point: "New Census Bureau Visualization Shows Broad Variations in Age.".

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 10, 2023

2 In November of last year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator and conservator of the two companies, issued its annual report on their G-fees (the G-fee Report), covering calendar year 2021. percent range for seven more years through 2021, as disclosed in each year’s annual FHFA G-fee report. percent to 0.49

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JULY 22, 2024

13 Unfortunately, Congress did not explicitly define the GSEs’ mission in the legislation creating Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae, leaving it instead to be defined indirectly by their legislatively permitted activities and more general language. As a result, determining their mission is somewhat subjective.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

AUGUST 2, 2023

In response, Democrats in California and Massachusetts, Republicans in Utah and Montana, and city governments across the country have enacted legislation designed to address the barriers that restrict new housing development. But after the reforms were passed, the next planning cycle in 2021 saw the total jump to 2.5 million units.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JULY 30, 2024

I have also written on the inherent design flaw in F&F and the other GSEs embedded in their congressional legislation: see [link] and [link]. ]] For many years, this was considered the responsibility of Congress, which had established the GSEs by legislation – but Congress has never come close to agreeing on what changes would be needed.

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