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MBA Predicts Economic and Rate Uncertainty Depressed New Home Sales

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by Jann Swanson on October 17 2019, 12:18 PM

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) says it expects that new home sales declined in September relative to August based on a drop in mortgage applications to finance their purchase. MBA says its Builder Application Survey showed there were 8 percent...
Single Family Construction Improves, Multi-Family Not So Much

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by Jann Swanson on October 17 2019, 9:47 AM

After posting some of the best results in a year the previous month, all three construction indicators fell back in September . The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development said housing starts and completions of residential...
Nearly Half of October Originations Were Refinances

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by Jann Swanson on October 16 2019, 4:47 PM

The 30-year note rate on closed mortgages fell to 3.93 percent in September, down from 4.07 percent in August, and along with the decline, the ninth in as many months, the share of refinances crept close to half of all the month's originations. Ellie...
Builder Confidence at Best Levels Since 2018

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by Jann Swanson on October 16 2019, 10:18 AM

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), which has held in the mid-to-upper 60 range since May, finally got moving this month. The Index, a measure of home builder confidence in the market for newly constructed...
Harvard Study Looks at Where, How Aging Baby Boomers Live

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by Jann Swanson on October 16 2019, 9:17 AM

While a lot of attention is now focused on Millennials, the country is still aging. A new report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies looks at how the growing population of elderly is poised to change the characteristics of homeownership...
Purchases Decline, Refis Still Strong as Rates Show Mixed Results

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by Jann Swanson on October 15 2019, 8:04 PM

Mortgage application volume eked out a slight gain during the week ended October 11 as interest rates became mixed . Purchasing weakened while the volume increase was again driven by refinancing activity. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its...
Characteristics of First Time Buyers Differ by Age

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by Jann Swanson on October 14 2019, 10:29 AM

The typical first-time homebuyer may not be who you think he or she is. A new report from Zillow says that rather than the young shopper eager to become a homeowner but worried about qualifying for a mortgage, nearly a third of today's buyers are over...
Inventory Issues Highlight Downside of Lower Rates

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by Jann Swanson on October 13 2019, 3:58 PM

While declining interest rates are generally viewed as good news for consumers, they aren't without their negatives. Realtor.com's September housing trend report released last week highlights one of them. Inventories of available homes, which had been...
Vacation Homes Paved the Way to Greater Household Wealth

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by Jann Swanson on October 10 2019, 12:07 PM

While home prices have surged back from their housing crisis lows, a report from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) says homes purchased as vacation properties have appreciated even more. NAR's 2019 Vacation Home Counties Report says that...
Homebuying Index Pulls Back From Record Highs

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by Jann Swanson on October 10 2019, 2:39 PM

Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) has been relatively volatile in recent months, and September was no exception. The Index set back to back record highs in July and August, reaching 93.8 in the latter month which put it 5.8 points higher...
Labor Costs Likely to Push Home Prices Higher

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by Jann Swanson on October 09 2019, 2:25 PM

New home prices have been rising since 2012 according to CoreLogic's chief economist Frank Nothaft. Prices in the spring of 2019 were up 2 percent compared to a year earlier, partially because of rising building costs. In an article in CoreLogic's Insights...
Refis up Another 10% as Rates Revisit Recent Lows

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by Jann Swanson on October 08 2019, 8:14 PM

Declining interest rates made for another strong week for mortgage applications . The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite Index rose 5.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis during the week ended October 4.. This was on top...
Jumbo Credit Access Hits Record High

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by Jann Swanson on October 08 2019, 10:47 AM

Ease of access to jumbo mortgage loans drove the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA's) Mortgage Credit Availability Index higher in September. The Index rose 0.9 percent to 183.4. An increase in the Index indicates that lending standards are easing....
FHFA Seeks Help in Recapitalizing GSEs

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by Jann Swanson on October 08 2019, 10:12 AM

Wow, maybe they really mean it this time. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has issued a request for proposals from contractors who would develop a "roadmap" for recapitalizing the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) as a prelude to releasing...
Here's How One City is Fighting Affordability Issues

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by Jann Swanson on October 07 2019, 11:32 AM

One western city has decided to tackle the housing affordability crisis head-on. According to NPR, Reno, Nevada has approved a plan to construct 1,000 new homes in 120 days . In a Saturday broadcast, produced and written by Chris Bentley, NPR newscaster...

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