Statement From NAHB on Proposal to Raise Mortgage Fees to Pay for the Payroll Tax Extension

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 13, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Bob Nielsen, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder from Reno, Nev., today issued the following statement on a congressional plan to raise fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and use them to help pay for an extension of this year’s payroll tax cut through 2012: