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Fire-sprinkler costs reconsidered; epoxy for wood rot; credit-card commiseration; a vote for country of origin
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Leak-free chimney; stainless steel screws and copper; subslab vapor-barrier details; credit card warning
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Fannie Closes the Gap
Fannie Mae is offering competitively priced debt for the affordable housing industry as it mulls a return to the taxexempt bond credit-enhancement market.
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Economist Thornberg: This Too Shall Pass
As an economist with UCLA's Anderson Forecast, Christopher Thornberg garnered a reputation as something of a pessimist.
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Cradle to Grave: Freddie Mac Opens the Warehouse, Keeps Defaults Down
Freddie Mac is focusing on both the beginning and end of a loan’s life cycle to help lenders and borrowers get through the credit crisis.
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Credit Crunch Busters
When 2008 began, multifamily professionals were hopeful the credit crunch, which started in mid-2007, was beginning to turn around.
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Banks Step Back
Commercial banks have scaled back balance-sheet lending in the second quarter of 2008, while steering customers to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac permanent loan programs.
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Swap Meet
It may not be the only game in town, but Freddie Mac’s swap product is the most compelling thing in the market these days for developers using tax-exempt bonds to fund their projects.
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Lower Prices, Higher Barriers
Freddie Mac is lowering its pricing even as its credit standards grow more conservative in the first half of 2008.
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Credit Standards Tighten
Fannie Mae is processing deals hand over fist this year even as it makes significant adjustments to its credit standards.