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Cyberhomes.com is Latest Competition for Zillow

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by Glenn Setzer on March 30 2007, 7:00 AM

It seemed time to check on Zillow again and, while we were at it, to take a look at a couple of relative newcomers to the home values genre of websites. We had been told about two other real estate oriented sites of relatively recent origin; www.cyberhomes...
Subprime Situation Stabilizes - For Now

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by Glenn Setzer on March 29 2007, 7:00 AM

A lot has happened to the subprime market and the players in it since the virtual meltdown two weeks ago. This does not purport to be a definitive roundup of activities in the last week, there has been a lot going on....
Mortgage Applications and Rates See Little Change

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by Glenn Setzer on March 28 2007, 7:00 AM

Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist indicated that the market was in a holding pattern. " Mortgage rates were stable this week as the bond market took readings on producer prices and consumer prices in stride," he said. "Looking...
February New and Existing Home Sales Take Different Tracks

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by Glenn Setzer on March 27 2007, 7:00 AM

Reports on the sales of both new and existing homes were released on Friday, March 23 and Monday, March 26 and they pointed in distinctly opposite directions. NAR�s chief economist David Lereah said the strong gain was a surprise. "Some of the rise in...
Study Assesses Possible Risks and Impacts of Mortgage Resets

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by Glenn Setzer on March 26 2007, 7:00 AM

In the midst of the upheavals surrounding the subprime market a new study has emerged that appears to quantify the problem and, at the same time, offer hope that it isn't as bad as it seems. Christopher L. Cagan, Ph.D., Director of Research and Analysis...
Mortgage Rates Flatten As Does Application Activity

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by Glenn Setzer on March 22 2007, 7:00 AM

Mortgage rates were essentially unchanged during the week ended March 15 according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The only real change was in the one-year Treasury-indexed ARM which......
Housing Market Shaky Not Plummeting

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by Glenn Setzer on March 21 2007, 7:00 AM

Two reports that contribute to the picture of the housing industry were released on Monday. After news from the subprime mortgage market , the quarterly delinquency report, and the accompanying reaction of the stock market the two most recent pieces of...
Apartment Rentals On The Rebound - Firms Warned To Prep For Growth

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by Glenn Setzer on March 20 2007, 7:00 AM

Every cloud has a silver lining, usually shining on somebody else. Now, with the owner-occupied sector of housing in a downturn, it is the apartment industry's turn. The National Multi-Housing Council (NMHC) recently declared " It's official . The dark...
MBA Urges Regulatory Restraint as Delinquency and Foreclosures Rise

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by Glenn Setzer on March 19 2007, 7:00 AM

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) quarterly delinquency report is jammed full of information reported from dozens of different perspectives - all loans, prime, subprime, government guaranteed and not, national, regional, and by state, and by several...
Subprime News + Mortgage Delinquency = Bad Day On Wall St.

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by Glenn Setzer on March 15 2007, 7:00 AM

Lots of chickens came home to roost on Tuesday but they didn't exactly fly in unannounced. First the news about the subprime mortgage market got even worse with several major subprime lenders releasing news about their financial condition that could only...
Mortgage Rates Kept In Check By Market Jitters

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by Glenn Setzer on March 14 2007, 7:00 AM

Mortgage rates tracked by Freddie Mac in its Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the previous week mostly established new 2007 lows. Mortgage activity was up only slightly, increasing 2.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis and 3.2 percent unadjusted...
Housing Weather Forecast For March Calls For Sun and Storms

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by Glenn Setzer on March 13 2007, 7:00 AM

Freddie Mac seems to be seeking a little cover in its March 2007 Economic Outlook released late last week. These monthly forecasts always have a theme which the authors tend to torture relentlessly and this month it is the old adage - "In Like a Lion...
Fed Chair Calls For Changes In GSE Portfolios, Public Purpose

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by Glenn Setzer on March 12 2007, 7:00 AM

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae may have recently come to appreciate the old saw "be careful what you wish for." A year or so ago Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan was giving the two government sponsored enterprises ( GSEs ) a lot of grief about their...
Mortgage Licensing System Embraced By Some Slammed By Others

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by Glenn Setzer on March 08 2007, 8:00 AM

Recently we reported on a new nationwide system for licensing and regulating mortgage lenders on the state level. The system will include an Internet based central mortgage licensing system which will allow applicants to complete one set of forms and...
Mortgage Rates Drop, Some To Lowest Levels In Serveral Months

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

Mortgage interest rates slipped for the second week in a row last week, with some rates reaching 2007 lows. The Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 2 showed a substantial drop in all contract...

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