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  2. 80% of Americans think it's a bad time to buy a house - AOL

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    Consumers are braced for high prices — more than 40% of Fannie Mae's survey participants expect home prices to increase over the next 12 months, compared to 37% earlier this year.

  3. What is a jumbo loan and when do you need one?

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    For example, with 2 to 5 percent in closing costs, a loan on a $1 million dollar property could cost $20,000 to $50,000 in closing costs alone. For a $500,000 property, your costs would be half ...

  4. 'Imagine buying a $100K property with only $5K': Government ...

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    The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) offers mortgages with a minimum down payment of 3.5% — but, unlike Fannie Mae, there’s a mandatory self-sufficiency test for those buying 3-4 unit ...

  5. Home Affordable Refinance Program - Wikipedia

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    The mortgage must be owned or guaranteed by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae. Many homeowners are unaware that their mortgages are linked to one of these organizations, since neither Freddie Mac nor Fannie Mae deals directly with the public. The mortgage must have been acquired by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae on or before May 31, 2009.

  6. Non-conforming mortgage - Wikipedia

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    A non-conforming mortgage is a term in the United States for a residential mortgage that does not conform to the loan purchasing guidelines set by the Federal National Mortgage Association /Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac). Mortgages which are non-conforming because they have a dollar amount over the ...

  7. Mortgage servicer - Wikipedia

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    Many borrowers confuse their mortgage servicer with their lender. A mortgage servicer may be a borrower's lender, but often the beneficial rights to the payment of principal and interest on mortgages are sold to investors such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, FHA, and private investors in mortgage securitization transactions. Banking ...

  8. Fannie and Freddie will back homes costing nearly $1 million ...

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    Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage guarantors linked to the federal government, will back mortgages up to $806,500 starting in 2025, their regulator said Tuesday. That's an increase of 5.2% ...

  9. Government policies and the subprime mortgage crisis

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    "Over the past decade Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have reduced required down payments on loans that they purchase in the secondary market. Those requirements have declined from 10% to 5% to 3% and in the past few months Fannie Mae announced that it would follow Freddie Mac's recent move into the 0% down payment mortgage market." [153]