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Upgraded Economic Outlook, But is Stellar Housing Sustainable?

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by Jann Swanson on December 15 2020, 2:19 PM

A recent spate of positive news has allowed Fannie Mae to upgrade several pieces of its economic forecast this month. The approval of at least one COVID-19 vaccine, new hope for additional stimulus approval, and stronger than expected incoming data has...
Realtor Survey Shows Promise: Post-Pandemic Recovery Will Continue

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by Jann Swanson on December 14 2020, 9:13 AM

Twenty-three housing and economic experts have told the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) they expect the post-pandemic economic rebound to continue , with improving job conditions and stable interest rates in 2021. NAR's chief economist Lawrence...
Lender Sentiment Wanes Along With Housing Demand

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by Jann Swanson on December 14 2020, 10:48 AM

Fannie Mae's Q4 Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey (MLSS) found lenders lowering their expectations for profits over the next three months . Only 19 percent of those responding to the survey think their profit margins will increase, one-third expect no...
80% Annual Decline in Foreclosures Show Prevention Measures are Working

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by Jann Swanson on December 11 2020, 10:32 AM

The various types of foreclosure filings - default notices, scheduled auctions, and actual lender repossessions - declined in November. RealtyTrac, a subsidiary of ATTOM Data Solutions said the aggregate of these legal actions totaled 10,042 during the...
Forbearance Numbers are Trending Higher

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by Jann Swanson on December 11 2020, 9:46 AM

While the number of mortgages in forbearance saw some week-over-week improvement during the most recent reporting period, the overall trend is not good. Black Knight said there was a decline of 12,000 loans in active plans during the week ended December...
Home Equity Grew $1T This Year, Breaking Six-Year Records

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by Jann Swanson on December 10 2020, 9:07 AM

Homeowner equity rose again in the third quarter of 2020, reaching the highest total in over six years. CoreLogic's quarterly report on that asset says that those homeowners with mortgages, about 63 percent of the total, saw their equity grow by 10.8...
Credit Standards Finally Ease Up in November

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by Jann Swanson on December 09 2020, 9:22 AM

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said access to mortgage credit improved in November for the first time in several months but is still only about two thirds of its pre-pandemic levels. MBA's Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) gained 0.7 percent...
Refi Applications Surge as Mortgage Rates Test New Lows

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by Jann Swanson on December 09 2020, 7:13 AM

A decline in purchase applications pulled overall volume lower during the week ended December 4. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its Market Composite Index declined 1.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis but was up 40 percent on an unadjusted...
Buyers and Sellers Divided as Pandemic Wears Down Housing Expectations

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by Jann Swanson on December 08 2020, 10:37 AM

After climbing for three straight months Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) stalled in November , declining 1.7 points to 80.0. The index based on six questions from the National Housing Survey, was 11.5 points lower than in November 2019...
The Refi Boom is Keeping Elevated Delinquencies in Check

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by Jann Swanson on December 08 2020, 8:19 AM

While the rate of non-current loans remained sharply higher than a year ago, CoreLogic reports that serious delinquencies , loans more than 89 days past due, began to level off in September for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The company...
Tight Housing Supply, Soaring Prices, But Condos Are The Exception

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by Jann Swanson on December 07 2020, 12:35 PM

The pandemic keeps manifesting itself in the housing market in small but potentially significant ways and there was another data point in Black Knight's new Mortgage Monitor report. The report focuses on delinquencies, price increases, and the continuing...
Innovations in Home-Buying Process May be Fueling Pricing Frenzy

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by Jann Swanson on December 04 2020, 12:35 PM

A noted housing researcher has analyzed the current frenzy of home buying and the rapidly escalating prices since the country emerged from its short-lived spring pandemic shutdown. Issi Romem, Senior Director of Housing & Urban Economics at Zillow...
Over 80% of Forbearance Plans are Being Extended

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by Jann Swanson on December 04 2020, 9:29 AM

Mortgage forbearances for homeowners affected financially by the pandemic declined slightly over the past week. Black Knight said that there were 200,000 plans scheduled to expire at the end of November, probably accounting for the majority of the 39...
Lots of Similarity But Some Surprising Differences Between Rents and Home Prices

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by Jann Swanson on December 03 2020, 10:59 AM

An analysis published on Black Knight's blog indicates that rents and home prices don't always rise or fall in tandem. The company says comparing trends between the two can sometimes be an apple and oranges situation; they are similar in some respect...
FHA Loan Limits Move Up To A Floor of $356,362

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by Jann Swanson on December 02 2020, 12:55 PM

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has published its 2021 Forward Mortgage Limits for FHA loans. The FHA limits are based on the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA's) conforming limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans; however...

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