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1238: How Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Prop Up the Housing Market
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
English - July 16, 2019 21:00 - 31 minutes - 22.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 495 ratingsInvesting Business Education federalreserve housingmarket interestrates realestateinvesting rentalproperties cashflow commercialrealestate housingbubble housingcrash howtoinvestinrealestate Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Jason Hartman and Adam today break down a video about how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac influence the housing market in the United States. While their publicly stated goal is to make housing in the country more affordable, are they really doing that? Listen in to find out.
Key Takeaways:
[1:49] Fannie Mae Going Away?
[4:09] The idea that we need a high home ownership rate is a false idea
[8:41] How Fannie Mae props up the housing market
[13:24] Fannie & Freddie have a stated goal of making housing more affordable, but they don't do that at all
[22:55] If you're investing for yield rather than capital gains, the price of the house has much less importance
[26:01] The importance of sustainable investing
Website:
www.JasonHartman.com/Properties
How Fannie & Freddie Prop Up America's Favorite Mortgage by Wall Street Journal