What a fascinating and tumultuous time is upon us! Both the housing and the mortgage market are convulsing wildly! There are so many facets to the "big picture" that I would never presume have all the answers, so the following disclaimer is in order: I am a mortgage broker and the following is my opinion...
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Glenn Setzer
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Thu, Nov 1 2007
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Filed under: housing bubble, home builders, home prices, Freddie Mac, adjustable rate mortgage, Fannie Mae, Conforming Loan, lending standards, mortgage lenders, home equity, underwriting, mortgage backed security, alternative loans, credit rating, real estate boom
Freddie Mac 23rd Annual Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM) Survey released last week contained few surprises. The three major findings were: A decline in the market share of ARMs as savings from these loans as compared to fixed rate loans shrank; Greater lender discounts to entice borrowers into taking out...