FANNIE MAE DOES HAVE THEIR COLLECTIVE HEADS IN THE WRONG PLACE

FANNIE MAE IS NOW SUPPRESSING THE HOUSING MARKET FURTHER WHILE LOSING TONS OF MONEY ON REO'S. THEY WANT A SIX MONTH ANTI-FLIPPING CLAUSE IN THE DEED FOR PURCHASERS OF FORECLOSED PROPERTIES.

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Fannie Mae IS Requiring agents marketing it's REO properties to include text in sales contracts providing that certain anti-flip language will be included in DEEDS. The text is generally consistent:

"Grantee herein shall be prohibited from conveying captioned property to a bona fide purchaser for value for a sale prices of greater than ($______=120% of sales price) for a period of one hundered and eighty (180) days from the date of this deed. Grantee shall also be prohibited from encumbering subject property with a security interest in the amount greater than ($_____=120% of sales price) for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days from the date of this deed. These restrictions shall run with the land and are not personal to grantee. "

HOw's that for discouraging investors? It will serve to reserve the property for 1st timers, and move-up's, but will probably cause inventory to be further bloated.