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New Fannie/Freddie Requirements May Penalize High-Risk Borrowers

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by Jann Swanson on December 07 2018, 12:33 PM

Three researchers from the Urban Institute (UI) recently analyzed the new capital standards rule proposed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs.) The proposed rule includes two alternative leverage ratio...
Uptick in Home Purchase Sentiment Reflects Increased Confidence

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by Jann Swanson on December 07 2018, 10:43 AM

Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) for November rose slightly, but within the 0.5-point increase was some increased confidence about personal finances and the wisdom of buying a home. The index, which consolidates responses from a subset...
Better Access to Conforming Loans Means More First-Timers in Market

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by Jann Swanson on December 06 2018, 11:45 AM

Access to mortgage credit moved higher in November, largely due to improved access to conforming mortgages. The Mortgage Bankers Association's Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI increased 1.1 percent to 188.8. A decline in the MCAI indicates that...
Sluggish Construction Challenges the Housing Market

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by Jann Swanson on December 06 2018, 2:04 PM

While there has been a lot of talk since the recovery took hold about the lack resiliency in the residential construction sector, the issue is now moving from an academic discussion to one on the verge of alarm. As Freddie Mac's Economic and Housing Research...
UI Researchers Evaluate Proposed Changes to Fannie/Freddie

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by Jann Swanson on December 05 2018, 11:01 AM

In June the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) issued a proposed capital standard for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Three Urban Institute researchers have analyzed the rule with an eye to answering two questions...
Mortgage Applications Bouncing Back

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by Jann Swanson on December 05 2018, 6:58 AM

Mortgage rates remained largely flat or even slightly lower during the week ended November 30. This probably helped to maintain the upward trend in mortgage applications that began the previous week during the Thanksgiving holiday and despite a shortened...
Buyers Persist in Search for THE Dream Home

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by Jann Swanson on December 04 2018, 11:46 AM

It is often billed as the most important and consequential financial decision a household can makes, so it probably follows that buying a home should not be a quick one. Findings from the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB's) Housing Trends...
Homeownership is a Top Priority for Millennials

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by Jann Swanson on December 03 2018, 1:14 PM

While their behavior thus far doesn't do much to validate it, a survey by Bank of America (BoA) finds that Millennials put a high priority on homeownership . In fact, among members of that generation responding to the company's 2018 Homebuyer Insights...
Public Spending Buoys October Construction Numbers

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by Jann Swanson on December 03 2018, 11:22 AM

Construction spending was lower on a month-over-month basis in October, but an increase in public sector spending held the overall decline to a minimum. The U.S. Census Bureau said that total expenditures on spending nationwide was at a seasonally adjusted...
Freddie Mac Portfolio Grows 3.5 Percent, Delinquencies Decrease

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by Jann Swanson on November 30 2018, 10:03 AM

Freddie Mac reported this week that its total mortgage portfolio increased at an annualized rate of 4.7 percent in October, up from 2.3 percent the previous month. The portfolio balance at the end of the period was $2.159 trillion compared to $2.151 trillion...
Decline in Originations Hurting Lender Profit

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by Jann Swanson on November 29 2018, 12:04 PM

Financial concerns continued for independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks as they reported, on average, declining profit margins in the third quarter. The Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA's) newly released Quarterly Mortgage...
Inventories Recover as Pending Home Sales Cool

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by Jann Swanson on November 29 2018, 10:03 AM

Pending home sales in October failed to build on their small September gains - only the second uptick in six months. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) declined 2.6 percent to 102.1 in October from...
Cash-Out Refi's surge, Can't Compare to Pre-Crash Activity

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by Jann Swanson on November 28 2018, 1:25 PM

The party is probably over for the time being when it comes to rate-and-term (i.e. "no cash out") refinancing. But even as rising interest rates steadily shrink the pool of candidates for that type of origination, other factors are encouraging refinancing...
Housing Forecasts: When Cooling Isn't so Cool.

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by Jann Swanson on November 28 2018, 9:50 AM

With both interest rates and home prices rising it is nearly impossible to find a housing forecast that doesn't include the word " cooling ." The November outlook from Freddie Mac is no exception. The company's Economic and Housing Group, in fact, applies...
New Home Sales Defy Expectations and Retreat in October

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by Jann Swanson on November 28 2018, 10:36 AM

New home sales were expected to make a strong showing in October; the consensus of analysts polled by Econoday was for a sharp increase from the September level of 553,000 to 575,000 units. Instead, there was a steep decline , amplified by a major upward...

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