Boston real estate - buying a home, mortgage loans
Yes, you can still buy a home with little or no money down (in fact, Congress is hoping to make it much, much easier, in the near future!). However, if you do, if you do get a loan for more than 80% of the appraised value, your lender will want you to take out what is...mortgage loans, subprime lending crisis
This is not very good news! Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, whose shift into the risky mortgage market has been driven by the government’s affordable housing mandates, is faced with millions “maybe billions” in problem loans. The Office of Federal...