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December's Housing Starts Surged to 13-Year High

Published: 1/17/2020

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December's Housing Starts Surged to 13-Year High - Fri, Jan 17 2020, 10:30 AM
Renovation Products; CEOs Can't Ignore LIBOR Transition; Cap. Markets - Fri, Jan 17 2020, 9:22 AM
Home Builders Confidence Remains Near 20-Year High - Thu, Jan 16 2020, 10:33 AM
HUD Jobs; Borrower Satisfaction Report; Vendor News and Updates - Thu, Jan 16 2020, 8:55 AM
Lower Housing Affordability Linked to Slower Job Growth - Wed, Jan 15 2020, 10:36 AM
VA Removes Loans Limits, Increases Fees - Wed, Jan 15 2020, 10:08 AM
Retention, Fraud Prevention Tools; Events and Training Coast to Coast; Capital Markets - Wed, Jan 15 2020, 9:07 AM
Mortgage Applications Soar to Best Levels in Over a Decade - Wed, Jan 15 2020, 8:12 AM
How Downsized Building Trends Affect Bedrooms and Bathrooms - Tue, Jan 14 2020, 3:38 PM
Marketing, Pricing, Sales Tools; FHA, VA, and Ginnie Changes - Tue, Jan 14 2020, 9:00 AM
Finding a Balance Between Mortgage Availability and Default Risk - Mon, Jan 13 2020, 1:36 PM
Compliance, LO Tools; Deep Dive Into W-2 vs.1099 and the SAFE Act - Mon, Jan 13 2020, 9:03 AM
Smaller, Smarter: How Builders are Changing Housing and Courting Millennials - Fri, Jan 10 2020, 2:24 PM
Pricing, VA Products; Agency Direction and Future Back in the News - Fri, Jan 10 2020, 8:52 AM
Survey Says: Great Time to Buy a Home, Or Sell! - Thu, Jan 9 2020, 10:52 AM
Sales Jobs; Broker, Marketing, Secondary Products; Various Vendor News - Thu, Jan 9 2020, 8:52 AM
November Home Prices Post Highest Gains in 10 Months - Wed, Jan 8 2020, 9:37 AM
Pricing, Broker, Sales Products; Missiles, Oil, Tariffs, and Brexit and Their Effect on Mortgage rates - Wed, Jan 8 2020, 9:06 AM
Homebuying Sentiment Up Sharply from 2018 - Wed, Jan 8 2020, 8:17 AM
Mortgage Applications Start Year on Positive Note - Wed, Jan 8 2020, 8:10 AM
Are Manufactured Homes the Unlikely Answer to Housing Shortage? - Tue, Jan 7 2020, 12:06 PM
Marketing, Pricing, Strategy Tools; Upcoming Events and Training - Tue, Jan 7 2020, 9:08 AM
Online Homebuyer Course Could Help Borrowers Qualify - Mon, Jan 6 2020, 11:28 AM
New Home Sales are Stronger in Growing Cities - Mon, Jan 6 2020, 10:11 AM
Non-QM, Subservicer Review Products; Wholesale and Correspondent Changes - Mon, Jan 6 2020, 8:35 AM
Single Family Construction Spending Struggles to Catch up to 2018 - Fri, Jan 3 2020, 11:38 AM
Broker Products; Credit and Underwriting Changes; Middle East Driving Rates - Fri, Jan 3 2020, 8:49 AM
How do 2020 Candidates Want to Solve Housing Shortage? - Fri, Jan 3 2020, 8:16 AM
Marketing and LO Jobs; Coast-to-coast Training and Events; Who is Buying MBS? - Thu, Jan 2 2020, 9:02 AM
Tracking and Explaining Big Picture Shifts in Mortgage Risk Factors - Tue, Dec 31 2019, 3:05 PM
Home Price Deceleration: Over or Merely on Pause? - Tue, Dec 31 2019, 10:55 AM
SAFE Act Policies not Uniform Around the Industry; Impeachment Process is not Driving Rates - Tue, Dec 31 2019, 8:58 AM
Pending Home Sales Index Surges Past 2018 Numbers - Mon, Dec 30 2019, 10:13 AM
Taxpayer First Act Updates; Program and Processing Notes; China's Effect on Our Interest Rates - Mon, Dec 30 2019, 8:56 AM
Affordable Lending, First-time Buyer Products; URLA and Conventional Loan Amounts - Fri, Dec 27 2019, 9:00 AM
2020 Forecasts; News from Ginnie, USDA, Investors Following FHA and VA Changes - Thu, Dec 26 2019, 1:14 PM
Mortgage Demand Light For Holidays, But Well Ahead of Last Year - Thu, Dec 26 2019, 10:28 AM
Repo Activity, Household Debt, Tariffs, and Shelter Costs in the Capital Markets - Tue, Dec 24 2019, 9:02 AM
Multifamily Delinquencies Ticking Up Slowly - Mon, Dec 23 2019, 4:19 PM
Freddie's Year-End Forecast; Steady as She Goes - Mon, Dec 23 2019, 1:03 PM

MBS RECAP: Bonds Cap Extraordinarily Tame Week Despite Excuses - Fri, Jan 17 2020, 7:16 PM
Mortgage Rates Off Recent Lows - Fri, Jan 17 2020, 6:48 PM
Markets Wrapping Things Up Ahead of Long Weekend - Fri, Jan 17 2020, 10:47 AM
MBS Day Ahead: Robust Day of Econ Data and Corporate Earnings - Thu, Jan 16 2020, 9:07 AM
MBS RECAP: Most Interesting Part of Today is That it Comes Just Before Tomorrow - Wed, Jan 15 2020, 3:42 PM
Mortgage Rate Volatility Still a No-Show For 2020 - Wed, Jan 15 2020, 2:37 PM
MBS Day Ahead: Dear Bond Market, I Challenge You To Do Something Interesting - Wed, Jan 15 2020, 9:17 AM
MBS Day Ahead: Yes, MBS Have Definitely Been Outperforming Treasuries In General - Tue, Jan 14 2020, 9:51 AM
Mortgage Rates Face More Volatility Later This Week - Mon, Jan 13 2020, 5:32 PM
MBS Week Ahead: Limited Econ Data and Phase 1 Trade Deal Signing - Mon, Jan 13 2020, 10:10 AM
Smooth Sailing Until It's Not Anymore - Fri, Jan 10 2020, 6:43 PM
MBS Day Ahead: Bonds Doubling Down on Sideways Bets - Fri, Jan 10 2020, 10:02 AM
MBS RECAP: Something For Everyone Today - Thu, Jan 9 2020, 5:26 PM
Mortgage Rates Bounce Higher - Thu, Jan 9 2020, 4:38 PM
MBS Day Ahead: Bonds Are Just About Done Reacting to Iran. What Next? - Thu, Jan 9 2020, 9:09 AM
MBS RECAP: Bonds Correct Into Weaker Territory As War Risk Dies Down - Wed, Jan 8 2020, 4:46 PM
Mortgage Rates Under Pressure After Iran Deescalation - Wed, Jan 8 2020, 3:06 PM
MBS Day Ahead: Shockingly, Bonds Face Uphill Battle Today - Wed, Jan 8 2020, 9:01 AM
MBS RECAP: Bonds Remain Stuck in a Waiting Game - Tue, Jan 7 2020, 4:21 PM
Mortgage Rates at Recent Lows, But Struggling to Improve - Tue, Jan 7 2020, 3:40 PM
MBS Day Ahead: Balancing Data and Events Against Geopolitics - Tue, Jan 7 2020, 9:55 AM
MBS RECAP: Bonds Backpedal But Mostly Hold Recent Gains - Mon, Jan 6 2020, 5:05 PM
Mortgage Rates Continue Deeper Into Recent Lows - Mon, Jan 6 2020, 3:46 PM
MBS Week Ahead: 2019's Questions Quickly Being Answered in 2020 - Mon, Jan 6 2020, 9:43 AM
Lowest Mortgage Rates in a Month - Fri, Jan 3 2020, 3:04 PM
MBS Day Ahead: Strong 2020 Start Gets Stronger For Unexpected Reasons - Fri, Jan 3 2020, 9:35 AM
MBS Day Ahead: Not Quite Back to Normal Trading - Thu, Jan 2 2020, 9:09 AM
MBS Day Ahead: Looks Like We Made It (Without Breaking The Range) - Tue, Dec 31 2019, 9:07 AM
Think You Found a Better Mortgage Quote? Think Again - Mon, Dec 30 2019, 4:55 PM
MBS RECAP: Bonds Bounce Back After European Close - Mon, Dec 30 2019, 4:33 PM
MBS Week Ahead: Still a Holiday Week, But More Transitional Time Time - Mon, Dec 30 2019, 10:14 AM
MBS Day Ahead: No Significant Data as 2019 Winds Down - Fri, Dec 27 2019, 9:08 AM
MBS Day Ahead: Markets Reopen But Holiday Vibes Remain - Thu, Dec 26 2019, 8:35 AM
MBS RECAP: Friendly But Ultimately Inconsequential Move After 5yr Auction - Tue, Dec 24 2019, 1:12 PM
MBS Day Ahead: Technically There's an Auction, But... - Tue, Dec 24 2019, 8:24 AM
MBS Week Ahead: Abbreviated Holiday Week - Mon, Dec 23 2019, 8:49 AM
MBS Day Ahead: 4 Ways to Look at The Trend Heading Into Year-End - Fri, Dec 20 2019, 9:41 AM
MBS RECAP: Bonds End Roughly Flat After a Few Lead Changes - Thu, Dec 19 2019, 4:46 PM
Highest Mortgage Rates in Just Over a Month - Thu, Dec 19 2019, 3:42 PM
MBS Day Ahead: No, Bonds Don't Care About Impeachment (Or Much Else, For Now) - Thu, Dec 19 2019, 8:39 AM

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