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Construction Industry Optimism at 20-year High; Pending Home Sales Rise; Rates end Bad Month on Good Note

Published: 2/27/2015

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Construction Industry Optimism at 20-year High - Fri, Feb 27 2015, 2:39 PM
Homebuyers were Busy in January; Pending Sales Rise - Fri, Feb 27 2015, 11:27 AM
Note on VA Loans in Super Lien States; More on Oil's Impact on the Economy - Fri, Feb 27 2015, 11:06 AM
By Any Measure FHA's Role is Shrinking - Thu, Feb 26 2015, 12:43 PM
Q4 Home Price Gains Outpace Inflation -FHFA - Thu, Feb 26 2015, 12:13 PM
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Production Shifts; Upcoming Events and Training - Thu, Feb 26 2015, 12:10 PM
Housing Indicator Continues to Stabilize; Energy States at Risk - Wed, Feb 25 2015, 2:43 PM
Black Knight Notes Home Price Decline - Wed, Feb 25 2015, 2:40 PM
90-day Delinquencies Increasingly Ended in Foreclosure Last Month - Wed, Feb 25 2015, 2:40 PM
Northeast Drags Down New Home Sales - Wed, Feb 25 2015, 10:49 AM
Settlement Agent Poll; Fannie & Freddie Continue to be Discussed; Apps Continue Downward - Wed, Feb 25 2015, 9:27 AM
Purchase Apps Pick Up Some Slack From Falling Refi Volume - Wed, Feb 25 2015, 8:59 AM
Clear Regional Patterns as Home Prices Falter - Tue, Feb 24 2015, 11:24 AM
Banks Confront Regulation Overload; LO Survey Results; MBA & Zombie House Proposals; Risk Sharing Securities - Tue, Feb 24 2015, 10:55 AM
Battle for Listings Between Realtors and Zillow Group Set to Intensify - Mon, Feb 23 2015, 3:45 PM
2015 Starts Slowly for Existing Home Sales - Mon, Feb 23 2015, 10:57 AM
Ocwen Recent History; What is the NRHC?; Servicing Deals - Mon, Feb 23 2015, 10:34 AM
January Refinacing Share was 18 Month High - Fri, Feb 20 2015, 4:18 PM
Not to be Outdone; Fannie Profits Bring Dividend Total to $136.4 Billion - Fri, Feb 20 2015, 1:33 PM
Freddie Mac Profits Put Taxpayers $91.8 Billion in the Black - Fri, Feb 20 2015, 1:20 PM
Sampling of Changes in the Primary and Secondary Markets; Maybe Short Term Rates are Fine Where They Are - Fri, Feb 20 2015, 11:00 AM
Rates, Declining Home Prices Improved Affordability in Q4 - Thu, Feb 19 2015, 4:05 PM
Freddie's Economic Revisions Optimistic for Housing - Thu, Feb 19 2015, 4:02 PM
Fewer Borrowers Relying on High LTV Loans - Thu, Feb 19 2015, 10:56 AM
OB and Google "Compete" With CFPB's Rate Checker? Elizabeth Warren & Community Banks - Thu, Feb 19 2015, 10:50 AM
Good Studies on Professions vs Home Ownership; LTV vs Default Rates; Increasing Student Debt - Wed, Feb 18 2015, 10:20 AM
Housing Starts and Building Permits Fall, but Remain Near Recent Highs - Wed, Feb 18 2015, 10:08 AM
Mortgage Apps Dive; Rates Spike; FHA/VA now a Quarter of the Market! - Wed, Feb 18 2015, 9:42 AM
Builder Confidence Still Fairly Solid Despite Catching Cold - Tue, Feb 17 2015, 10:59 AM
State-Level Lending Changes; Video on Mortgage Servicing; Ugly Zombie House Legislation; Compensation Survey - Tue, Feb 17 2015, 10:16 AM
Current Regulations Failing to Address Biggest Foreclosure Driver - Fri, Feb 13 2015, 4:45 PM
CFPB Fines 3 Lenders for Implying Government Affiliation - Fri, Feb 13 2015, 4:38 PM
HELOCs for Sale; CashCall Fined; CFPB & FTC Team up for Discipline; Texas Tea's Impact on Mortgages - Fri, Feb 13 2015, 10:58 AM
Cash Sales Decline as REO Sales Dwindle - Thu, Feb 12 2015, 10:56 AM
Foreclosure Spikes Signal "Spring Cleaning" RealtyTrac says - Thu, Feb 12 2015, 10:54 AM
Purchase Applications Suggest Rising New Home Sales - Thu, Feb 12 2015, 10:44 AM
New Products; Aurora Acquired; VA Recoupment Costs Questioned - Thu, Feb 12 2015, 10:11 AM
Castro tells Congress FHA Reductions Sound, Beneficial - Wed, Feb 11 2015, 6:03 PM
NewDay Fined by CFPB; VA Lenders in Super Lien States: Watch Those Reps & Warrants! - Wed, Feb 11 2015, 10:27 AM
Mortgage Application Volume Reacts to Rising Rates - Wed, Feb 11 2015, 8:36 AM

Mortgage Rates End Bad Month on Good Note - Fri, Feb 27 2015, 5:09 PM
MBS RECAP: Slow, Steady Gains for Bond Markets - Fri, Feb 27 2015, 4:59 PM
Lessons for Europe from the US Housing Recovery - Fri, Feb 27 2015, 3:04 PM
MBS MID-DAY: Uneventful Month-End Session; Little Impact From Data - Fri, Feb 27 2015, 1:06 PM
MBS Day Ahead: Today Probably Won't Decide the Permanent Fate of Rates in the US - Fri, Feb 27 2015, 7:34 AM
MBS RECAP: Strong Start, Much Weaker Finish as Corporate Deals Hit Rates - Thu, Feb 26 2015, 6:44 PM
Mortgage Rates Move Slightly Higher Ahead of GDP - Thu, Feb 26 2015, 6:04 PM
MBS MID-DAY: Reprice Risk Mostly Dry as Bonds Cope with Post-Data Weakness - Thu, Feb 26 2015, 11:41 AM
MBS Day Ahead: After Standing 8-Count, Will Bonds Come Out Swinging? - Thu, Feb 26 2015, 7:34 AM
MBS RECAP: Extraordinarily Flat Day, Which is Awesome Right Now - Wed, Feb 25 2015, 5:44 PM
Mortgage Rates Finally Feeling the Love - Wed, Feb 25 2015, 4:04 PM
MBS MID-DAY: Bonds Generally Faring Well Ahead of 5yr Auction - Wed, Feb 25 2015, 12:59 PM
MBS Day Ahead: So is it Greece or Yellen Moving Bond Markets? - Wed, Feb 25 2015, 7:34 AM
MBS RECAP: Possibly a Record Day For Positive Reprices - Tue, Feb 24 2015, 5:30 PM
Best Day of the Month for Mortgage Rates - Tue, Feb 24 2015, 4:40 PM
MBS MID-DAY: Bonds Let Guard Down After no Yellen Bombshells - Tue, Feb 24 2015, 1:18 PM
MBS Day Ahead: Parent Teacher Conference with Yellen; Greece Turns in Homework - Tue, Feb 24 2015, 7:33 AM
MBS RECAP: Treasuries Outperform as Greek Limbo Continues; Yellen Tomorrow - Mon, Feb 23 2015, 5:15 PM
Mortgage Rates Mostly Flat Ahead of Yellen Testimony - Mon, Feb 23 2015, 4:32 PM
MBS MID-DAY: Slow, Logical, Positive Day for Bond Markets - Mon, Feb 23 2015, 12:58 PM
MBS Day Ahead: Action-Packed Week: More Greece, Then Yellen and Data - Mon, Feb 23 2015, 7:33 AM
MBS RECAP: A Mere 1 Tick Change Today... Sure Didn't Feel Like It! - Fri, Feb 20 2015, 5:58 PM
Mortgage Rates End Unchanged Despite Massive Market Volatility - Fri, Feb 20 2015, 4:51 PM
MBS MID-DAY: Greek Drama Proves Highly Entertaining Today, and Bond-Positive to Boot! - Fri, Feb 20 2015, 12:21 PM
MBS Day Ahead: Europe no Longer Fears Dominoes; Up to Greece to Fold - Fri, Feb 20 2015, 7:32 AM
MBS RECAP: Trading Day Reminds us It's All About Europe - Thu, Feb 19 2015, 6:16 PM
Mortgage Rates Vary by Lender; Small Moves on Average - Thu, Feb 19 2015, 5:10 PM
MBS MID-DAY: Bonds Trading another "Inside Day," This Time with Nagging Weakness - Thu, Feb 19 2015, 1:24 PM
MBS Day Ahead: Was FOMC Enough to Change Our Fate? - Thu, Feb 19 2015, 7:34 AM
MBS RECAP: Medium-Sized Dent in Yesterday's Weakness After FOMC Minutes - Wed, Feb 18 2015, 6:18 PM
Mortgage Rates Finally Catch a Break, but Not a Big One - Wed, Feb 18 2015, 5:09 PM
POST-FOMC UPDATE: Bond Markets Breathe Sigh of Relief After Dovish Minutes - Wed, Feb 18 2015, 3:07 PM
MBS MID-DAY: Bond Markets Treading Water Ahead of Fed - Wed, Feb 18 2015, 12:36 PM
MBS Day Ahead: From Pain Trade to Pain Trade - Wed, Feb 18 2015, 1:35 AM
MBS RECAP: Super Rotten Day for Bond Markets. Time to Bounce? - Tue, Feb 17 2015, 5:41 PM
Worst Day for Rates in More Than a Year - Tue, Feb 17 2015, 4:02 PM
MBS MID-DAY: February Now Worst Bounce for Bonds Since 2009; What's up with Today? - Tue, Feb 17 2015, 1:45 PM
MBS Week Ahead: The Annoying Sideways Grind in Bond Markets Will Continue Until... - Tue, Feb 17 2015, 7:32 AM
MBS RECAP: Widespread Negative Reprices as Traders Pull Up Stake - Fri, Feb 13 2015, 4:36 PM
Mortgage Rates Struggling Ahead of 3-Day Weekend - Fri, Feb 13 2015, 3:35 PM

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