Amid the recovery in the housing market, financial ratios for U.S. housing finance agencies (HFAs) improved across
the board in fiscal 2012 for the second straight year. […]
Moody’s Report on US State Housing Finance Agencies Outlook
10/8/2013 Moody’s Investors Services report detailing an increased “Industry Outlook” rating for Housing Finance Agencies […]
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REALTORS Letter to Fin. Services Chair Hensarling on the PATH Act
The one million members of the National Association of REALTORS® oppose the “Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act” (PATH Act). […]
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Moody’s Analysis of Protecting Taxpayers and Homeowners Act (PATH Act)
“The housing finance system needs reform. But reform’s success depends on striking the appropriate balance between the benefits of the private market and the backstop of the federal government…” […]
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Peterson Institute for International Economics: Does High Homeownership Impair the Labor Market?
We explore the hypothesis that high homeownership damages the labor market. Our results are relevant to, and may be worrying for, a range of policymakers and researchers. […]
Moody’s Public Finance Housing Rating Methodology and Research Handbook
On May 3, Moody’s released the sixth edition of its Public Finance Housing Rating Methodology and Research Handbook. […]
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Moody’s Report: State HFA Multifamily Mortgage Loans Continue Strong Performance in 2012
The loan portfolios securing rated Housing Finance Agency (HFA) multifamily bonds continued their strong performance in 2012 as delinquencies stayed low and losses were minimal, reflecting their conservative structures, credit enhancements and high levels of underlying equity investments. […]
ABA Section of Taxation Letter to Senate Finance Committee, House Ways and Means Committee on Tax Reform in Real Estate
ABA Section of Taxation Letter to Senate Finance Committee, House Ways and Means Committee on Tax Reform in Real Estate, Daily Tax Report (BNA) […]
VAWA Housing Provisions (2013)
