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Foreclosure Hot Spots Concentrated in Four States

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by Jann Swanson on April 29 2010, 4:37 PM

All of the top 20 metropolitan areas in terms of foreclosure activity are located in only four states according to a report released today by RealtyTrac. The majority of the top 20 show decreased activity over the last year. ...
The Day Ahead: Advance GDP, Chicago PMI, Consumer Sentiment

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by Patrick McGee on April 30 2010, 7:43 AM

Equity futures are modestly higher this morning as investors anticipate the latest developments from Greece as well as three key domestic data releases. “Optimism that a new bailout for Greece is near is providing a modest boost to equity markets and...
Is HAMP On Last Leg? Administration Pressures Loan Servicers for More

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by Adam Quinones on April 29 2010, 4:33 PM

Treasury Secretary Geithner today appeared before the Senate Financial Services and General Govt. Subcommittee. He made the following statement: "I want to be clear that we do not believe servicers are doing enough to help homeowners – not doing...
Proposal to Increase FHA Downpayment Voted Down in Committee

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by Jann Swanson on April 29 2010, 4:24 PM

The House Financial Services Committee approved a request by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to raise the ceiling on annual FHA mortgage insurance premiums from its current level of 0.55 percent. While approving the increase, the Committee defeated...
The Day Ahead: Stocks Up Before Jobless Claims.Obama to Appoint Fed Board Members

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by Patrick McGee on April 29 2010, 7:34 AM

Stocks continue to inch upwards this morning as European concerns ease. The Fed’s commitment yesterday to keep monetary policy at “exceptionally low levels … for an extended period” also helped investor confidence. The day ahead is relatively slow with...
Purchase Apps Extend Tax Credit Trend. Low Downpayment Loans Fuel Buyer Demand

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by Adam Quinones on April 28 2010, 3:26 PM

No surprises in this data. Purchase apps continue to trend higher as the April 30th tax credit deadline fast approaches. Slowly falling refinance demand reflects the fact that most eligible fence-sitters already pulled the trigger. It might be of interest...
Fed Makes No Mention of MBS Sales. FOMC Statement a Non-Event

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by Adam Quinones on April 28 2010, 2:24 PM

As expected, the Fed made no mention of selling their mortgage-backed securities portfolio, the "extended period" verbiage was left in place, and inflation is still seen at acceptable levels. Overall...this FOMC meeting turned out to be a non...
The Day Ahead: Athens Bans Short Selling, Treasury to Auction 5s, FOMC Statement

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by Patrick McGee on April 28 2010, 7:50 AM

Stock futures are recovering a portion of yesterday's losses this morning after a sharp sell-off in the final hour of trading Tuesday. No major economic data is scheduled for release, so investors will be devoting their attention to events in Europe...
Fannie Mae Extends Incentive to Buy Their Distressed Home Inventory

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by Jann Swanson on April 27 2010, 2:56 PM

Fannie Mae is extending the incentives offered to purchasers of its HomePath REO properties for an additional 50 days beyond the original deadline. The program will now expire on June 30....
Case-Shiller Home Price Data Yet to Reflect Increase in Buyer Demand

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by Adam Quinones on April 27 2010, 11:06 AM

While this release seems scary, I must remind that this report covers FEBRUARY and existing home sales and new home sales were first seen rising in MARCH. So any good news one might have seen in recent housing data has yet to be factored into home prices...
The Day Ahead: Home Prices, Goldman Sachs Gets Grilled, 2-Year Note Auction

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by Patrick McGee on April 27 2010, 7:47 AM

Stock futures are off this morning as the Federal Reserve prepares to begin its two-day monetary policy meeting and Goldman Sachs readies for a Senate Subcommittee investigative hearing. Ahead of the opening bell, Dow futures are off 11 points to 11,140...
Homeownership Rate Hits 10 Year Low. Youngest Demographic is Biggest Drag

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by Jann Swanson on April 26 2010, 12:42 PM

While vacancy rates are appearing to moderate, home ownership in the U.S. has declined to a level last seen at the beginning of the decade according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The greatest decrease is among the youngest homeowners. ...
Housing Stats: New Home Sales Financed by the FHA

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by Adam Quinones on April 26 2010, 10:26 AM

"FHA IS THE WAY" has been the motto of many a mortgage banker and broker since the collapse of the secondary mortgage market in 2007. The attached chart illustrates how FHA market share has grown since then......
The Week Ahead: Home Prices, FOMC Meeting, Q1 GDP, Treasury Auctions

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by Patrick McGee on April 26 2010, 8:15 AM

Stock markets are looking to open the final week of April looking up after the benchmark S&P 500 added 2.1% last week. Positive earnings results were the main driver of those gains “as a whopping 84% of S&P 500 companies so far ... have beaten...
House Set to Extend Rural Home Loan Guarantee Program

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by Jann Swanson on April 23 2010, 1:25 PM

The House Financial Services Committee has voted unanimously to extend USDA home loan guarantees and to make the program self-finding. The full House is expected to vote on the measure next week....

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