Buffett wants to tilt the market towards manufactured housing
On Friday Warren Buffett released his annual letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway. Berkshire Hathaway owns Clayton Homes, a majorContinue Reading
Tag: Fannie Mae
The big lie about the role of affordable lending goals in the collapse of Fannie Mae
The Big Lie: Fannie Mae collapsed because of Congressional affordable housing goals and this, in turn, was the cause ofContinue Reading
Bill O’Reilly vs Barney Frank shoutdown over Fannie Mae
This video perfectly illustrates the deterioration in the quality of the policy discussion in the country today. Issues surrounding theContinue Reading
Affordable lending is not to blame for the demise of Fannie and Freddie
Floyd Norris, writing in Sunday’s New York Times, lays the blame for the government takeover of Fannie Mae and FreddieContinue Reading
Could a federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac prove disasterous for low income rental housing?
Who would have thought we would be looking at a federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Because itContinue Reading
When housing advocates sell out bad things happen
I’ve been complaining about it for years, Now that the New York Times has said it maybe folks will takeContinue Reading
The effect of the Fannie/Freddie meltdown on affordable housing
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shares are falling like a rock. The Bush Administration is said to be working onContinue Reading
Understanding the role of GSEs, HUD and affordable housing in the subprime crisis
A page 1 story in the Washingtom Post Tuesday laid a major part of the blame for the subprime lendingContinue Reading