Tag: Cryptocurrency
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Fannie and Freddie Prepare to Count Crypto in Loan Approval Decisions. How Will the Market Respond?
In June 2025, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to map out how cryptocurrency could be counted as an asset for home loan applications. Borrowers could keep their crypto accounts. They would not need to convert assets into dollars to receive their loans. In a directive signed on June…
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Christie’s New Crypto Real Estate Announcement Picked Up by New York Times
Real estate in the United States just passed a new milestone. The luxury firm Christie’s now has a $1 billion portfolio of homes whose owners will accept cryptocurrency from interested buyers. And the firm has just opened a division exclusively for buyers who want to pay with the digital coins. As you might imagine, the…
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Bitcoin Creating New Home Buyers? Why We’re Watching the Crypto Effect on Real Estate Markets
Bitcoin is now available from mainstream financial managers. Suddenly, it’s a significant part of U.S. investment and retirement portfolios. So, bitcoin is joining real estate as an asset class. At this point, the leading cryptocurrency can influence the costs of housing in some markets. Its rise even allows some people to buy their first homes.…
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Mr. Cooper Mortgage Payment System Breached. Are Digital Currencies the Solution?
October 31 was a spooky day for many. A cyberattack impacted millions of Mr. Cooper mortgage customers. Mr. Cooper is the biggest non-bank mortgage service provider in the United States. Its borrowers were unable to transfer last month’s mortgage payments by their due date. A week later, on November 7, business consultant and popular YouTube…
