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Housing StartsNumber of houses on which construction has begun. The figures are used to determine the availability of housing, need for real estate loans, need for labor and materials, etc.Housing Starts Similar MatchesManufactured housing securities (MHS)Manufactured housing securities (MHS)Loans on manufactured homes-that is, factory-built or prefabricated housing, including mobile homes. Federal Housing Administration (FHA)Federal Housing Administration (FHA)Federally sponsored agency chartered in 1934 whose stock is currently owned by savings institutions across the United States. The agency buys residential mortgages that meet certain requirements, sells these mortgages in packages, and insures the lenders against loss. WarehousingWarehousingThe interim holding period from the time of the closing of a loan to its subsequent marketing to capital market investors. Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB)Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB)US government agency chartered in 1989 to assume the responsibilities formerly held by the Federal Home Loan Bank system. Public housing authority bondPublic housing authority bondBonds of local public housing agencies that are secured by the federal government and whose proceeds are used to provide low-rent housing. Further SuggestionsFHA (Federal Housing Admininistration)Housing bond |
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