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ASF Outlines Fannie, Freddie Mortgage Securities Merger
By Jon Prior
The American Securitization Forum has detailed possible ways regulators could merge mortgage-backed securities offered by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in order to close the pricing gap between the two. The market discounts Freddie securities on the belief these bonds prepay faster because of differences in underwriting and other guidelines. The government-sponsored enterprises always held smaller market share compared to its twin Fannie, but the spread between the two widened sharply since the fall of 2011. Freddie Mac 4.5 bonds traded 48 cents cheaper ...
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Harvard Study Reports on Recent Trends in Home Equity and Housing Stock

Spending on home improvements and repairs totaled $275 billion in 2011, down 4 percent from 2009 levels and some 16 percent below the market peak in 2007. Loss of home equity with the onset of the housing crash contributed to the decline in home...
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Modular Homes Shed Cookie-Cutter Reputation

(MCT)—Factory-built homes might be shaking their low-end reputation, as climate-controlled home-building factories increasingly cater to high-end home buyers and investors with customized, amenity-filled homes. Edward Mathis, an agent...
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Freddie Mac Prices New 3.5 Billion Dollar Three-Year Reference Notes Security

Freddie Mac announced recently that it priced its new .50 percent three-year USD Reference Notes® security due on May 13, 2016. The issue, CUSIP number 3137EADQ9, was priced at 99.994 to yield .502 percent, or 13 basis points more than...
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Two Executive Appointments Announced by Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie Real Estate

Keith Robinson has been appointed chief operating officer and Rich Casto has been appointed chief strategy officer of Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie Real Estate, according to Ed Krafchow, CEO and chairman of the board. Prior to this, Robinson...
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Top 5 Overlooked Stunning Buildings
(MCT)—While most travelers know to visit the Musee d’Orsay while in Paris or the Guggenheim Museum when in New York City, there are hundreds of buildings that get overlooked, either because of their location or simply the number of sites in the city deemed worth seeing.
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