Foreign buyers are snapping up U.S. homes

Reporting from Washington— Because of the housing market meltdown, foreign governments and banks are shying away from bonds backed by American home loans. But individual foreign buyers are taking advantage of the crash to snap up U.S. bargains at a record clip. When housing was flying high, foreign entities were buying the lion’s share of the mortgage-backed securities packaged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two quasi-government agencies that help keep the housing finance system flush with cash by buying mortgages from Main Street

Finally: Real estate firms’ drought may be ending

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