Es macht wenig Sinn, wenn die FHFA (d.h. Fannie und Freddie) auf Regierungsgeheiß (= Doktrin) Hauskäufer dabei "unterstützt",
bis zu 1,2 Millionen Dollar teure Holzhütten zu erwerben, die zu allem Überfluss nicht selten in Hurrikan-, Tornado- oder Flutgegenden stehen.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/...sg.aspx?message_id=167204310Federal Housing Regulators Have Learned and Forgotten EverythingShould the government subsidize buying houses that cost $1.2 million?
DECEMBER 17, 2021 - Alex j. pollock & Edward j. pinto
The answer is obviously no. But the government is going to do it anyway through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The Federal Housing Finance Authority
(FHFA) has just increased the size of mortgage loans Fannie and Freddie can buy (the “conforming loan limit”) to $970,080 in “high cost areas.” With a 20% down payment, that means loans for the purchase of houses with a price up to $1,212,600.
Similarly, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will be subsidizing houses costing up to $1,011,250. That’s the house price with a FHA mortgage at its increased “high cost” limit of $970,800 and a 4% down payment.
The regular Fannie and Freddie loan limit will become $647,200, which with a 20% down payment means a house costing $809,000. The median U.S. price sold in June 2021 was $310,000. A house selling for $809,000 is in the top 7% in the country....