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FILE- In this Oct 2, 2018, file photo a for sale sign stands outside a home on the market in the north Denver suburb of Thornton, Colo. Entry-level homes are hard to find. As a homebuyer, you can broaden your search by considering homes in need of improvement. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Expand your homebuying options with a fixer-upper mortgage

By HOLDEN LEWIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 27, 2018, file photo Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., asks a question of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Why Wall Street must get ready for Maxine Waters

By Stephen Moore

FILE- This July 2, 2008, file photo shows a foreclosed home in Sacramento, Calif. As home values plummeted after the housing bubble burst in 2007, many borrowers with exotic types of loans were stuck, unable to refinance as lenders began to tighten their lending criteria. That set the stage for cascading mortgage defaults. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

For homebuyers, mortgages are safer but tougher to come by

By ALEX VEIGA - Associated Press

Overseer of Fannie, Freddie in probe for alleged harassment

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

5-year-old brings a mystical mosaic dragon back to life

By JESSICA BLISS - Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 8, 2011, file photo shows the Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington. Fannie Mae said Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, its net worth sank to a negative $3.7 billion after it had to &quot;remeasure&quot; its deferred tax assets to the tune of $9.9 billion as required by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump just before the end of the year. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Fannie Mae loses $6.5 billion in 4Q on tax change

Associated Press

All Credit No Cash Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac still backed by too much credit

By James C. Miller III

Maine court: Lenders limited to 1 foreclosure proceeding

Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, file photo, a miniature reproduction of Arturo Di Modica's "Charging Bull" sculpture sits on display at a street vendor's table outside the New York Stock Exchange, in lower Manhattan. U.S. Stocks are rising Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, as payment processors and banks trade higher. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

EDITORIAL: The abuse of Freddie and Fannie Mae

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration on crony capitalism by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Crony capitalism disrupts the free market

By Richard W. Rahn

Correction: Housing 2017-Outlook story

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

With Hillary Rodham Clinton on the campaign trail again, the housing crisis seems to be a distant memory. She hasn't addressed it or what her plans would be for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Those within the industry, however, say reforms need to be made. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton’s ties to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac loom as liabilities in 2016 bid

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Mel Watt defended his decision to approve the pay hikes, which will raise the Fannie and Freddie CEOs' pay from $600,000 to $4 million, as vital to "promote CEO retention, allow reliable succession planning and ensure the continuity, efficiency and stability" now that both companies have returned to financial health. (Associated Press)

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac CEOs’ massive pay raises spark anger on Capitol Hill

By Brennan Weiss - The Washington Times

Illustration on risks in the current housing market by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ROBERT KNIGHT: Supreme Court: Housing lawsuits charging discrimination no longer need proof

By Robert Knight

The inspector general said its latest concerns involve Fannie Mae's "haphazard" decision to fill a critical auditor position with an employee who lacked proper qualifications. (Associated Press)

Fannie Mae putting taxpayers back at risk with careless behavior, probe warns

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Hidden in Plain Sight: What Really Caused the World’s Worst Financial Crisis and Why i

By Eric Grover

Crash of the Housing Market Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

RICHARD RAHN: Peter Wallison blames Great Recession on politicians

By Richard W. Rahn

President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi speaks during a news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, following a meeting of the ECB governing council. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

PETER MORICI: Printing money won’t save moribund European economies

By Peter Morici

House Teetering Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

MOORE: Reinflating the housing bubble

By Stephen Moore

Illustration on selling Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

GLASSMAN: Sell Fannie and Freddie, don’t kill them

By James K. Glassman