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What is the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)?

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Keywords: financial crisis, 2008, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), housing market, lending institutions, mortgage bubble,

What is the House Price Index (HPI)?

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Keywords: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, quarterly review, housing market, Case-Shiller index, FNC index, jumbo mortgages,

What is intraday trading?

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Keywords: technical indicators, short selling, short covering, day traders, intra-day trading, fluctuations, market hours,

What is a Market Maker?

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Keywords: securities, trading, broker-dealers, investment basics, market makers,

Should I sell my house without a real estate broker?

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Keywords: real estate, selling a house, real estate closing attorneys, real estate agents, commissions,

What are Housing Bonds?

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Keywords: 2008, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), subprime meltdown, muni bonds, Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA), Mortgage Revenue Bonds (MRBs), Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT),

What is a market-maker spread?

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Keywords: stocks, liquidity, bid and ask prices, forex market, Designated market Makers (DMMs), market makers, appointment,

What is Housing Expense Ratio?

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Keywords: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage loans, bad debt, mortgage lending market, home mortgage lending, housing expense ratio,

What is an FHA Loan?

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Keywords: Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), first-time homebuyers, low income homebuyers, FHA loans,

What is a Home Inspection?

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Keywords: real estate, loans, appraisal, Federal Housing Administration (FHA), home inspector, real estate appraisal, first-time homebuyers, FHA loans, buying a home, home appraisal,

What is the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA)?

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Keywords: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), subprime meltdown, underwater, Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA), Mortgage Revenue Bonds (MRBs),

What is a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage?

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Keywords: Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), reverse mortgage,

What Does Mark to Market (MTM) Mean?

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Keywords: mutual funds, securities, accounting, Mark to Market (MTM),

What is a No-Appraisal Mortgage?

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Keywords: 2008, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), Federal Housing Administration (FHA), mortgage bubble, Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP),

When was the Latest Housing Bubble?

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Keywords: market performance, risk tolerance, volatility, real estate investments,

What is market discipline?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Basel Accord, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI),

What is triple witching?

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Keywords: superstition, derivatives, Futures, expiration date, witching hour, options,

What is Freddie Mac?

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Keywords: Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), subprime meltdown, banking institutions, Great Depression, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,

What is After-Hours Trading?

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Keywords: NASDAQ, Forex, short selling, currency trading, dark pools of liquidity, after-hours trading,

What is a foreign tax credit?

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Keywords: American ex-pats, foreign housing exclusion, Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE), tax credits, non-refundable tax credit,

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