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• Key details of first home buyer scheme yet to be made public
  
  The National Housing Finance and Investment Corp says the level of demand for the government's first home loan deposit scheme is unclear.
  Shane Wright.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Fri, 25 Oct 2019 00:01:00 +1100.
• Home prices have risen 32 consecutive quarters: FHFA
  
  U.S. home prices climbed 5 percent year-over-year in the second quarter of 2019, according to data released Tuesday by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
  Patrick Kearns.  Inman.  Tue, 27 Aug 2019 13:28:36 +0000.
• Housing Finance Firm DHFL Says It's A 'Strong' Entity And Wants To Start Lending Again
  
  Dewan Housing Finance Ltd. (DHFL), which is reeling under $14.2 billion in liabilities, said that it will release a debt restructuring plan in a week that will not include haircuts for its lenders.
  By Anu Raghunathan, Contributor.  Forbes.  Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:10:00 +0000.
• Home prices rise 0.4% in April
  
  U.S. home prices rose 0.4 percent from March to April, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's monthly House Price Index.
  Veronika Bondarenko.  Inman.  Tue, 25 Jun 2019 14:35:04 +0000.
• FHFA Chief: Won't wait for Congress to take Fannie and Freddie public
  
  CNBC's Diana Olick talks with Mark Calabria, newly confirmed Chief of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the outlook for housing finance and more.
  CNBC.  Mon, 20 May 2019 19:02 GMT.
• San Francisco housing finance co. expands programs to NM
  
  The company co-invests in homes with new buyers to help get to a down payment and avoid multiple loans and helps current home owners access equity and cash through co-investments.
  Ron Davis.  American City Business Journals.  Wed, 17 Apr 2019 13:05:30 +0000.
• Housing Finance Reform Has Never Really Been About Affordable Housing
  
  Now that the administration has its own FHFA director, it should not wait for Congress to fix the housing finance sector. ...
  By Norbert Michel, Contributor.  Forbes.  Tue, 16 Apr 2019 01:18:00 +0000.
• U.S. Senate confirms housing regulator overseeing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
  
  The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
  Reuters.  Thu, 04 Apr 2019 21:31:53 -0400.
• Trump requests reform plans for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
  
  President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Wednesday directing federal agencies to develop a plan to overhaul the U.S. housing finance system, the White House said.
  Reuters.  Wed, 27 Mar 2019 21:34:41 -0400.
• Will Trump's call for unity lead to bipartisan GSE reform?
  
  After the State of the Union speech Tuesday night, members of the House and Senate banking committees said they were intent on trying to address the biggest unresolved piece of financial services policy: housing finance reform.
  American Banker.  Thu, 07 Feb 2019 14:40:02 GMT.

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