Feb 28, 2011 1:17PM Fannie Mae's latest National Housing Survey shows that Americans have markedly changed their perception of homeownership. The most recent survey, conducted between October and December 2010, revealed that 64 percent of respondents felt buying a home was a safe investment. This is 6 points below the responses given in a January 2010 survey and 19 points below the answers to an initial survey conducted in 2003 . Persons who are currently renting or who are delinquent on their mortgages ranked home... Feb 28, 2011 8:57AM Originally published in the March 2011 issuance of Asset Securitization Report (www.sourcemedia.com) The joint Treasury/HUD report to Congress released this month was a major disappointment to market participants looking for a timely resolution to the status of the GSEs and the future of housing finance. While the white paper claims to lay out "the Administration's plan to reform America's housing finance market," it unfortunately amounts to a set of poorly defined policy...
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