I posted this on my blog, but wanted to share with our community on Trulia Blog as well.
For those that follow the mortgage crisis, I’m sure everyone saw the news. Here is the summary of the discussions appearing on Trulia and across the web. Email me or in the comment section, tell me about any I’ve missed and I’ll add them in. Keep the discussion going, I’d love to hear your opinion.
Blogs on Trulia:
- US Takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and what it means to you by Candace Evans
- Government Takeover of Freddie & Fannie….what does it mean? by Cindi Hagley
- What could be the effect of F Mae and F Mac takeover by the fed? Asked in Edison, NJ
- U.S. seizes Fannie and Freddie, impact on San Francisco market.
- With the GOV taking over Fanny & Freddy, will this have any impact on mortgage rates?
- Any insights into the take over of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by the Federal Government?
Mainstream media (very small selection as there so many articles right now…):
- A delicate balance in the Freddie and Fannie action FT
- U.S. Outlines Fan-Fred Takeover WSJ
- After The Bailout Forbes
- U.S. Unveils Takeover of Two Mortgage Giants NYT
- Fannie, Freddie: The biggest losers Fortune
- S&P slashes Fannie, Freddie preferred stock to junk Reuters
- Fannie, Freddie: Feds Step In BW
- Winners & Losers of the Fannie & Freddie Bailout WSJ Blogs
- Treasury Department Official statement
- Federal Reserve Official statement
- Treasury Takeover of GSEs: 10 Key Points The Big Picture
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September 10th, 2008 at 9:00 am
[…] Taking Over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Some Clarification 10 09 2008 If you’ve been wondering what all of this Government takeover of Fannie and Freddie means, you’re hardly alone, so we just went ahead and copied what we just read to give you some different perspectives of what is being said in the real estate world. We take zero credit for this, it all came from the San Francisco Association of Realtors Advantage Online: [Update: And we just discovered more info on Trulia]. […]
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