FHFA proposes new three-year housing goals for Fannie, Freddie

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) this week published a final rule in the Federal Register that outlines housing goals for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and seeks to establish yearly standards to meet the goals.The proposed goals for 2025 through 2027

Real estate coach Skye Michiels on why sell-side commissions might rise and new models could emerge

Three days before the new business practice changes mandated by the settlement of the National Association of Realtors‘ commission lawsuit went into effect, HousingWire caught up with top real estate coach Skye Michiels to talk about how his agents are handling the big changes.Michiels, the former h

Fed’s Jerome Powell Says the ‘Time Has Come’ for Rate Cuts After 23-Year High

Samuel Corum / Stringer / Getty ImagesAt last, “the time has come” for interest rate cuts.Earlier on Friday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave would-be homebuyers and sellers some much needed hope.At the central bank’s annual gathering in the Grand Teton National Park in Jackson Hole, WY, Pow

Maine’s Waters Are Being Plagued by ‘Floating Camps’

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife A scourge of “floating camps” are overwhelming Maine’s waterways and proving themselves to be a bureaucratic mess to get rid of.The buoyant abodes are not houseboats, as they lack motors, putting them into a hard-to-control gray area of the law that