Posts with tag Conference on the Future of Housing Finance

After months of processing the input from the Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, as well as countless hours of speaking with various lobbyists from innumerable organizations behind the scenes (resulting, no doubt, in the premature death of many thousands of $250 bottles of wine), the Obama administration finally... Continue Reading »

In my previous article I outlined some of the now historical flaws in the housing finance system as discussed by certain panelists at the recent Future of Housing Finance Conference in Washington, specifically the misalignment of objectives within Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which led to their systemic failure. Now I'd... Continue Reading »

While the Treasury Department hosts today's conference about the future of the GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, you may be wondering what is a GSE and how did we get into this mess in the first place? For more conference-related coverage from AOL Real Estate, read these columns by housing experts Alyssa Katz, Jeff... Continue Reading »

The government wants to get out of the mortgage business. But can they do it without bringing a halt to what is already a stalled housing market? This morning, industry leaders are discussing ways to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as part of the Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, which is being... Continue Reading »