• The GSEs updated their rules for condo loans. Will they be helpful or harmful?,Sarah Wolak

    The GSEs updated their rules for condo loans. Will they be helpful or harmful?

    Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac last week enacted updates to condominium project standards and property insurance rules for one- to four-unit properties and larger developments, aiming to lower costs for homeowners. The moves have been met with mixed opinions from mortgage professionals. The updates, whi

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  • Fort Worth growth resets the Dallas-Fort Worth housing map,Scott Finfer

    Fort Worth growth resets the Dallas-Fort Worth housing map

    For the past decade, Dallas-Fort Worth’s housing story has been written in bold letters along the U.S. 75 corridor – Frisco, McKinney, Plano and every patch of land north of there that could support a rooftop and a Starbucks. The northeast corner became a symbol of Texas growth: prices soared, commu

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  • ‘Six-figure limit’ aims to halt Social Security trust fund insolvency,Jonathan Delozier

    ‘Six-figure limit’ aims to halt Social Security trust fund insolvency

    With the Social Security trust fund less than seven years from insolvency — at which point a 24% across-the-board benefit cut could be triggered — a new proposal suggests capping annual payouts for the nation’s wealthiest retirees. A white paper released by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Bu

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