Housing

Freddie Mac, the bailed-out government-sponsored enterprise, told investors that it lost $3.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017, driven by a $5.4 billion in accounting losses due to the tax changes signed by President Trump in December. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Economy

Freddie Mac joins Fannie Mae in needing federal funds because of accounting losses

Joseph Lawler -

February 15, 2018 3:22 pm

Economy

Jeb Hensarling rips Fannie Mae’s request for a $3.7 billion ‘bailout’

Joseph Lawler -

February 14, 2018 8:13 pm

Mortgage giant Fannie Mae is, in effect, collateral damage from the tax law. It has large deferred tax assets from the financial crisis, essentially losses that it is allowed to write off against tax liabilities. With lower tax rates in the future, those tax assets are now worth less, resulting in accounting losses. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Economy

Fannie Mae needs $3.7 billion from the Treasury thanks to tax cuts

Joseph Lawler -

February 14, 2018 2:47 pm

Op-Eds

Rising homelessness requires a new approach to fighting poverty

Chris Megison -

February 13, 2018 12:01 am

The draft legislation is led by Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., who is aiming to pass a bipartisan overhaul of the housing finance system and revamp Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac this year. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Economy

Civil rights, affordable housing groups bash bipartisan Fannie, Freddie reform bill

Joseph Lawler -

February 2, 2018 2:00 pm

Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Jack Kemp, a presidential hopeful and personality himself, would probably have some choice words of wisdom for President Trump. (AP Images)

Columnists

What would Jack Kemp make of Trump?

Robert Ehrlich -

February 1, 2018 10:24 pm

Now the new GOP tax law is passed, the National Association of Realtors is projecting price growth of only 1 to 3 percent and, in some expensive, high-tax markets, there will likely be a decline. (iStock)

Op-Eds

Realtors fought — and will continue to fight — for homeowners

Elizabeth Mendenhall -

January 31, 2018 5:01 am

Steven Mnuchin declined to specify what those alternatives might be, saying his comments could rile markets. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Economy

Steven Mnuchin says he has options for handling Fannie, Freddie

Joseph Lawler -

January 30, 2018 6:13 pm

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson's close friend said Carson has tried reaching out to reporter April Ryan to offer his apologies for a top HUD official's derogatory tweet. The HUD official called Ryan

News

Ben Carson ‘deeply disappointed’ by Trump housing official calling April Ryan ‘Miss Piggy,’ close friend says

Caitlin Yilek -

January 25, 2018 1:47 pm

the National Association of Realtors spent more than any other interest group as Republicans were putting finishing touches on their tax overhaul. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Beltway Confidential

Realtors spent $22 million to defeat Republican tax reform in 2017

Philip Wegmann -

January 23, 2018 6:18 pm

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Tag: Housing

Freddie Mac joins Fannie Mae in needing federal funds because of accounting losses

Jeb Hensarling rips Fannie Mae’s request for a $3.7 billion ‘bailout’

Fannie Mae needs $3.7 billion from the Treasury thanks to tax cuts

Rising homelessness requires a new approach to fighting poverty

Civil rights, affordable housing groups bash bipartisan Fannie, Freddie reform bill

What would Jack Kemp make of Trump?

Realtors fought — and will continue to fight — for homeowners

Steven Mnuchin says he has options for handling Fannie, Freddie

Ben Carson ‘deeply disappointed’ by Trump housing official calling April Ryan ‘Miss Piggy,’ close friend says

Realtors spent $22 million to defeat Republican tax reform in 2017

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