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Mortgage Rates Mostly Lower As Concerns Over Housing Rise

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by Glenn Setzer on February 28 2007, 8:00 AM

Concern over the slowing housing market may be impacting mortgage rates according to Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist, referring to the results of the corporation's Primary Mortgage Market Survey for last week. That survey...
Subprime Market Standards Tightened By Freddie Mac

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by Glenn Setzer on February 27 2007, 8:00 AM

In the wake of a tough couple of weeks that have rattled the sub-prime lending industry, Freddie Mac announced on Tuesday that it was cracking down on underwriting standards for those loans it purchases. The mortgage giant announced that it will cease...
Fannie Mae and HSBC Fallout

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by Glenn Setzer on February 26 2007, 8:00 AM

Two bits of news reported last week are worth a mention. Fannie Mae announced on Tuesday that it would not be paying over $44.4 million in bonuses to its former and current executives. The bonuses were part of an incentive program that was based on performance...
New Mortgage Licensing System May Benefit States, Lenders and Consumers

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by Glenn Setzer on February 23 2007, 8:00 AM

The mortgage industry and those who regulate it appear well on their way to dramatically changing the mortgage licensing system . On Tuesday the Mortgage Bankers Association announced its support of the basic underpinnings of a proposed Residential Mortgage...
Mortgage Rates Resume Climb After One Week Retreat

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by Glenn Setzer on February 21 2007, 8:00 AM

After a single week of declining rates, mortgage interest rates returned to the pattern of small incremental increases that has prevailed since mid-December. The Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey for last week showed the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage...
Housing Permits and Starts Slide But Builder Confidence Rising

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by Glenn Setzer on February 20 2007, 8:00 AM

Right on the heels of the National Association of Realtors rather glum report on the sale of existing houses during the fourth quarter of 2006 the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released their monthly joint...
NAR Releases Year End Existing Home Data - Sunny Side Up

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by Glenn Setzer on February 19 2007, 8:00 AM

Existing-home sales had a rough 2006 fourth quarter according to figures released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors. David Lereah, NAR's chief economist stated that the fourth quarter would be the bottom for the current housing cycle. ...
Homes Of The Future - NAHB Takes A Guess

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by Glenn Setzer on February 16 2007, 8:00 AM

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) took a stab at envisioning the home of the future at its recently concluded annual convention in Orlando, Florida. NAHB's crystal ball looked only a few years into the future, to what a house will likely...
Most Mortgage Rates Drift Lower For First Time In 2007

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by Glenn Setzer on February 14 2007, 8:00 AM

Mortgage rates ratcheted down last week according to the results of Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Rates have generally been on an upward trajectory since the mid December. Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economists...
NAHB Convention Makes News About Green Building, Boomers and Future Homes

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by Glenn Setzer on February 13 2007, 8:00 AM

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) just adjourned its annual International Builders Show in Orlando, Florida and the press releases have been flying out of its news room. After wading through the who was elected, who was honored, what was...
Negative Impact of Housing On Economy Lessens As Inventories Decline

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by Glenn Setzer on February 12 2007, 8:00 AM

There were lots of little nuggets of information in the February Economic Outlook issued by Freddie Mac on February 8. It addition to the usual forecasts of future performance of both the economy in general and the housing segment in particular, this...
Home Equity Still Fueling Refinancing

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by Glenn Setzer on February 09 2007, 8:00 AM

Americans are continuing to treat their homes as cash cows according to a report released this week by Freddie Mac. Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economists said, "The share of mortgages that were for refinance rose in the fourth...
Mortgage Rates and Application Rates Both Mixed at the End of January

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by Glenn Setzer on February 07 2007, 8:00 AM

Mortgage rates assumed a split personality again this past week with Freddie Mac showing moderate increases and the Mortgage Bankers Association reporting similar movement in the opposite direction. Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief...
Florida Tornados and Scientific Reports Bad News For Homeowners

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by Glenn Setzer on February 06 2007, 8:00 AM

Homeowners might not have realized it, but the news last Thursday and Friday carried a double whammy that may be more worrisome than the housing bubble bursting. According to Ceres, a national network of investors, environmental organizations and other...
MBA Urges Regulators To Avoid Invoking Suitability Standards

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by Glenn Setzer on February 05 2007, 8:00 AM

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) recently made a preemptive strike against what it obviously perceives as the next threat against the mortgage industry - " suitability standards ."...

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