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The move aims to make it easier for would-be buyers to get a mortgage.

President Trump is rolling out plans to tackle housing affordability. Along with a series of policy proposals, he continues to pressure the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.

While President Trump’s recent order could persuade lenders to issue more mortgages at lower interest rates, the effects could be small and short-lived.

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has a number of advantages for homeowners and investors. But it wasn’t always the norm.

They don’t make loans themselves, but they help banks make more of them.

As people become more aware of living in vulnerable areas, home prices will gradually reflect that risk, says Tim Judge of Fannie Mae.

There have been about 80 debt ceiling battles since 1960. But those decades of drama have never led to an actual default.

Heather Vogell of ProPublica finds short term-oriented corporate investors are increasingly becoming apartment landlords.

Demand for vacation homes has crowded out would-be homeowners, but will higher fees make a dent?

Fannie Mae says including loan applicant’s rental payment history could help correct past housing inequities.