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Move Over Millennials, Gen Z is Already Buying Homes

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by Jann Swanson on March 21 2018, 12:40 PM

Who's afraid of growing up? Apparently not Generation Z. The post-Millennial crop of kids, those born in 1995 and later, are already moving into homeownership. Maria Lamagna, writing for MarketWatch says just shy of 100,000 members of Gen Z, whose ages...
Existing Home Sales Score First 2018 Gains

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by Jann Swanson on March 21 2018, 10:46 AM

Sales of existing homes reversed direction in February after sliding for two consecutive months. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) said completed sales transactions of pre-owned single-family houses, condos, townhomes, and cooperative apartments...
Hurricanes Weren't the Only Delinquency Disaster Last Year

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by Jann Swanson on March 20 2018, 1:34 PM

Natural disasters were the backdrop for mortgage loan performance in 2017. CoreLogic has previously reported on delinquencies in Houston and throughout Florida in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. In the...
Refi Applications Near 10-Year Low, But Purchases Improve

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by Jann Swanson on March 21 2018, 6:06 AM

Purchase mortgage applications continued to gain strength during the week that ended March 16 but failed to compensate for a declining volume of refinancing activity. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite Index, a measure of...
Despite Downward GDP Revisions, Fannie Sees Housing Holding Steady

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by Jann Swanson on March 20 2018, 11:13 AM

Fannie Mae has lowered its forecast for first quarter 2018 growth from 2.9 to 2.8 percent due to " lackluster consumer spending and nonresidential and residential investment. The second report of 4 th Q GDP downgraded real growth by one-tenth to 2.5 percent...
Future Housing Market at Mercy of Young Adults

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by Jann Swanson on March 19 2018, 1:18 PM

Freddie Mac's economists headlined their March Outlook economic report "Adulting is Hard." The newest crop of young adults may find this to be truer than others. They have been slow to reach life's milestones like getting married, starting families and...
Both Coasts Lead in Household Wealth Gains

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by Jann Swanson on March 16 2018, 12:42 PM

While home prices continue to rise and homeowner equity to increase, CoreLogic reports that there are still 2.5 million mortgages in negative equity . The company's fourth quarter 2017 equity report states that homeowners increased their house-related...
Lender Sentiment Points to Declining Demand, Lower Profits

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by Jann Swanson on March 16 2018, 11:22 AM

Mortgage lenders continue to expect disappointing profit margins . For the sixth consecutive quarter the net responses to a question about those margins in Fannie Mae's Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey were in the negative. In the first quarter survey...
Housing Starts and Permits Roll Back January Gains

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by Jann Swanson on March 16 2018, 9:44 AM

The two principal measures of residential construction activity had been expected to decline a bit in February after a strong performance to kick off the new year. Instead, the figures reported by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and...
Democrats Pitch in to Roll Back Dodd-Frank

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by Jann Swanson on March 15 2018, 1:10 PM

The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155) passed the Senate Wednesday on a bipartisan basis. Sixteen 16 Democrats and one independent joined 50 Republicans in voting "yes." The bill rolls back some of the provisions...
Lot Shortages Dim Builder Confidence

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by Jann Swanson on March 15 2018, 10:25 AM

Home builder confidence ebbed slightly in March, but according to the National Association of Home Builders, it remains in "strong territory." NAHB's Housing Market Index (HMI), which is produced in cooperation with Wells Fargo, dipped to 70 in March...
NAR: Debt Forgiveness Should be Permanent Part of Tax Code

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by Jann Swanson on March 15 2018, 10:01 AM

Prior to the housing crisis, homeowners who defaulted on their mortgages faced tax consequences if their lender had to write off or write down any part of the outstanding balance . That often happened after the collateral was sold after a foreclosure...
Millennial Homeownership Up, Inventory Woes Persist

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by Jann Swanson on March 14 2018, 11:17 AM

Millennials are picking up the pace of moving into homeownership, but the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) says not all are finding a way. Its 2018 Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends study found that inventory constraints and higher...
Purchase Applications Strengthen; Refis Wallow at Long-Term Lows

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by Jann Swanson on March 14 2018, 6:10 AM

Purchase mortgage applications held their ground for the third consecutive week, pushing the Mortgage Banker Association's Market Composite Index a bit higher. The Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 0.9 percent on a seasonally...
New Home Sales Up 3% YoY

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by Jann Swanson on March 13 2018, 11:04 AM

New home sales are projected to have increased again in February. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said that based on its Builder Applications Survey (BAS) it anticipates those sales grew based on a 3 percent increase in purchase applications compared...

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