Government Considering Incentives For Investors to Buy Excess Housing Inventory

The government is running out of options for how to deal with the housing crisis.  Many people believe that creating incentives for investors to buy up the excess inventory may ease the problem.  According to Diana Olick, in a recent CNBC story, “Multiple sources now tell me that the Administration, specifically over at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is considering ways to get more investors into the housing market, possibly with the help of Fannie and Freddie. HUD would not confirm that, but Fannie Mae’s chief economist Doug Duncan said it is definitely on the table both at HUD and at Fannie.”

To read the entire article visit: http://www.cnbc.com/id/40590863

What are your suggestions of how to “fix” the housing crisis?

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