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Builder Confidence Soars. Sharpest Rise Since 2002

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by Jann Swanson on June 17 2013, 10:42 AM

Low inventories and increasing traffic have unleashed the confidence of new new home builders the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said today. Its Housing Market Index (HMI), issued in conjunction with Wells Fargo Bank, jumped eight points...
Confidence in Banks Back to 2008 Levels, But Still Historically Low

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by Jann Swanson on June 14 2013, 12:53 PM

Americans' confidence in U.S. banks has rebounded a bit from the low it hit in 2012. Gallop reports that 26 percent of recent survey respondents said they have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in banks compared to 21 percent such responses...
Builders/Remodelers Busiest Since 2005; Homeowner Tastes Evolve

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by Jann Swanson on June 14 2013, 11:05 AM

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is seeing an improving market reflected in the size and amenities Americans now expect in both new homes and when they remodel. The Institute also says that responses to its Home Design Trends Survey for the...
California Home Sales Highest Since 2006, Affordability Twice As High

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by Jann Swanson on June 14 2013, 9:31 AM

The California housing market heated up a little more in May with resales of houses and condominiums rising by 8.3 percent from resales in April. A total of 42,293 units sold during the month compared to 39,051 in April and 41,790 in May 2012, a 1.2 percent...
Fannie Sees Slow Growth Through End of Decade

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by Jann Swanson on June 13 2013, 4:13 PM

Fannie Mae's Economic Outlook series continued its 2013 theme "Transition to 'Normal?'" in its June edition saying that four years into an expansion it appears the country may be well into a prolonged period of sub-par but sustainable growth. Fannie Mae...
FHFA Now Only 'Significantly Concerned' About GSE Earnings

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by Jann Swanson on June 13 2013, 2:47 PM

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) submitted its 2013 Report to Congress on Thursday. The Report covers the Agency's regulation of the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) and its activities as both conservator and regulator of the government sponsored...
CFPB Consolidates New Mortgages Rules, Information, to a Single Web Page

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by Jann Swanson on June 13 2013, 4:29 PM

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has launched a new web page which consolidates all of the new mortgages rules issued this year and their related implementation materials. The Regulatory Implementation Page ( consumerfinance.gov/regulatory...
Foreclosures Rise From 75-Month Low, Quickly in Some States

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by Jann Swanson on June 12 2013, 9:32 PM

RealtyTrac reported today that an increase in bank repossessions in May boosted foreclosure activity by 2 percent compared to April when foreclosure activity had reached a 75-month low . There were foreclosure filings - default notices, schedules auctions...
Housing Finance Should Take Cues From Other Countries - FSC

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by Jann Swanson on June 12 2013, 12:35 PM

The House Financial Services Committee (FSC) held a hearing today titled: "Beyond the GSEs: Examples of Successful Housing Finance Models without Explicit Government Guarantees." According to Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), committee chairman, "The hearing will...
HARP 2.0 Continues to Succeed Where 1.0 Fell Short

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by Jann Swanson on June 12 2013, 10:46 AM

Nearly one-half million homeowners refinanced their mortgages in March according to the Refinance Report released by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today. Of the 461,652 refinances closed through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) in March...
Fewer than 1 in 5 Homes Now Underwater, But Buoyancy Varies

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by Jann Swanson on June 12 2013, 9:47 AM

Over three-quarters of a million homeowners emerged from being underwater on their mortgages during the first quarter of 2013 and 39 million households now have positive equity in their homes. However, millions of those homeowners are only narrowly in...
Some Aspects of Housing Discrimination Haven't Changed in 34 Years

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by Jann Swanson on June 11 2013, 5:03 PM

The real story about racial discrimination in housing today, Shaun Donovan, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said, is the lack of any real differences across cities and regions. Donovan and and Margery Turner of the Urban...
Application Activity Recovers Despite Rising Mortgage Rates

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by Jann Swanson on June 12 2013, 8:11 AM

After a string of dismal weeks during which refinancing activity dropped to its lowest level since November 2011, applications for both refinancing and purchasing picked up during the week ended June 7. The Mortgage Bankers Association said this morning...
Benefits of Homeownership Linked to Good Lending - Study

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by Jann Swanson on June 11 2013, 3:31 PM

Contrary to the increasingly prevalent argument that the benefits of homeownership have been overemphasized, a new study by finds that it is still a good investment for low- and moderate-income households. But there is a caveat : The lending process must...
Fed Raises Eminent Domain Issue - A Curious Choice

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by Jann Swanson on June 11 2013, 12:55 PM

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published a paper by one of its former visiting scholars that flies in the face of the stated policy of at least one federal regulatory agency and is bound to stir up Wall Street interests once again. Paying Paul...

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