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Ted Tozer, former President of Ginnie Mae, has issued a paper via The Urban Institute detailing how Ginnie Mae could be utilized to support the nation’s housing system through the financing of independent mortgage banks. Click through to read Tozer’s entire proposal.

During the pandemic, an estimated 3.2 million foreclosure starts were prevented, along with the completion of approximately 1.5 million foreclosures.

The Housing Finance Policy Center’s latest Monthly Chartbook for February 2021 finds that governmental intervention and actions saved nearly 321,000 U.S. homeowners during the pandemic.

While some indexes point to declining affordability, new research takes a fresh look at affordability in the top U.S. markets, finding some of the most expensive areas may be more affordable to local residents than they first appear.

While there’s no sign of a nationwide housing bubble, some local markets could face unsustainable growth.

The mortgage market could have taken twice the default risk during the first three quarters of 2014 and remained well within the high standards set from 2001 to 2003, according to data released by the Urban Institute on Monday.