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jillrichardson2016
on Mon Jan 13 2020, 9:29 PM
Buy or Sell
Bob Your Uncle
on Thu Jan 9 2020, 4:34 PM
I expect to see 3.25% 30 Year Fixed by late spring. Any takers?
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Ted Rood
Senior Originator, Homesite Mortgage
on Wed Jan 8 2020, 6:47 PM
On new construction, given the warranty, many of my clients are opting to do a home inspection as their first year in the house approaches, since that would be more likely to uncover defects than doing one days/weeks after home is initially built.
Jeffrey Miller
on Tue Jan 7 2020, 5:21 PM
I asked a home-builder client of mine a few years ago why his firm isn't building more smaller starter homes, perhaps without a basement, and less than 2,000 sf, instead of the $450,000 homes with 3k sf, full basements and three garages. I said, "The market would be so much bigger." He said that the problem is that once you pay for the...
rreimiller
on Tue Jan 7 2020, 4:51 PM
It would be interesting to see if they could build them to withstand the tornados and hurricanes that affect so many areas of our country. In Florida, they are affordable to buy, entirely un-affordable to insure. I could not fathom hunkering down in one during a Cat 3 storm or a tornado that could pop up in a severe thunderstorm.
James Monastero
on Tue Jan 7 2020, 11:57 AM
"No home inspection on my LE, Jeff, since new construction." I would always recommend a home inspection to any buyer, especially on new construction. Is that not the way these agents are advising their clients? As for the original point, I agree 100% that when borrowers start shopping around and want to compare apples to apples, they seem...
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Ted Rood
Senior Originator, Homesite Mortgage
on Mon Jan 6 2020, 3:18 PM
Home Ready homebuyer education courses (Framework) have been available online for months/years. While Freddie's move is nice, it's hardly revolutionary.
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Ted Rood
Senior Originator, Homesite Mortgage
on Fri Jan 3 2020, 11:53 AM
No home inspection on my LE, Jeff, since new construction. In our market, virtually every purchase has a survey. She did not refuse to apply, gave lender 2 all pertinent info to trigger an application. Great thought to postpone appraisal until home is complete, but that also increases likelihood of closing concerns if appraisal isn't underwritten...
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Ted Rood
Senior Originator, Homesite Mortgage
on Fri Jan 3 2020, 11:50 AM
Rate was the same. Underwriting fees were within $100. I prequalled client, have been LO for 20 years, not my first rodeo.
Bill Baker
on Wed Jan 1 2020, 7:32 PM
I agree with most everything Jeff Flowers has stated in response. I don't intend to disparage you in any way, Mr. Rood, as you likely are a top notch, conscientious LO for your customers - but I'm wondering how another lender's quote may have compared to yours on what's most important, that being the interest rate and the Lender Origination...
Jeff Flowers
on Tue Dec 31 2019, 10:43 AM
My take on this is that "Janet" very likely REFUSED to actually apply for a preapproval, Happens all the time. What LO doesn't constantly get the "whats your rate" phone call, which means there is no legal requirement for an LE. The lender out of pressure, and limited info they could drag out of Janet, provided a fee sheet, which...
Michael C.
on Tue Dec 10 2019, 12:54 PM
Capital position improved from a seven year streak of home price appreciation which reduces loss estimates howevr the report does not state capital ratio is highest ever (just since 2007 - the beginning of the crisis).
Michael C.
on Wed Dec 4 2019, 10:13 AM
Do not confuse a 2% regulatory minimum amount of capital with "adequate" capital. Capital levels should be based on risk and expected losses. HUD’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has certainly improved the performance of the MMIF but as the report states it is not strong enough to withstand a downturn and rate cut discussions would be...
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Ted Rood
Senior Originator, Homesite Mortgage
on Tue Dec 3 2019, 9:33 PM
With FHA's reserves at over double their mandated levels, a rate cut is not only warranted, but arguably overdue. In a perfect world, FHA would reduce MIP across the board, but I'll be shocked if they do so for current clients.
Matt Mills, CMPS, Top Lender
on Wed Nov 6 2019, 3:44 PM
Rates look to be generally on the upswing. I encourage you to lock-in soon, hopefully with a lender that has a FREE float-down policy in case rates happen to go down before closing.
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Ted Rood
Senior Originator, Homesite Mortgage
on Thu Oct 31 2019, 6:41 PM
There's developments breaking regularly, both those helping and hurting bond markets. It's not like economic data, where we know in advance when the news will hit.
Amit Patel
on Wed Oct 30 2019, 9:07 AM
Need to lock down a lender in the next week or so. Are there any anticipated announcements or events with regards to the trade war expected soon?
Cheryl Blasko
on Mon Oct 28 2019, 3:58 AM
The price of the old home can be raise by renovating it and giving it a new layout. It helps to increase its value.
Scott Buchta
on Fri Oct 25 2019, 9:13 AM
Rob - Looking at the TCF example, the largest LTV shown on the tables on Pages 1 and 2 is 89.99%, however in the example shown on pages 5-6 the CLTV is 94.286%. Are they doing 95% financing on purchase loans with the HELOC providing 15% of the financing?
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Matthew Graham
Chief Operating Officer, Mortgage News Daily / MBS Live
on Wed Oct 9 2019, 5:22 PM
A Treasury "bill" is not the same as a legislative bill. Treasury bills are shorter-term bonds. So when Powell is talking about buying bills, it's helpful for the shorter end of the bond market. With respect to "passed," "ahead," etc. you're right. I think I'll change that going forward. Look for different verbiage...
Lydia Hernandez
on Wed Oct 9 2019, 3:19 PM
"In the day just passed" (you mean yesterday?) "In the day ahead" (you mean tomorrow?) "Powell also specifically mentioned the Treasury bill market as being a potential target for expansion--a fact that helped shorter-term bonds rally while longer-term yields moved higher." (So was there 'potential' in the Treasury...
rodrigo Perez
on Wed Sep 18 2019, 9:12 PM
Spot on! I been reading your forecasting for the last month and you helped me a lot. Was able to lock on a 30 year fixed at 3.375.
robert richmond
on Wed Sep 11 2019, 8:12 AM
What’s was the transition rates each month from Jan-2007 until it peaked? Would also be curious to see the delinquency rate and serious delinquency rate over this same time as there seems to be conflicting information from different sources
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Matthew Graham
Chief Operating Officer, Mortgage News Daily / MBS Live
on Fri Aug 16 2019, 11:58 AM
Thanks Larry. We should also keep in mind that QE3 marked a high point for MBS levels vs Treasuries. It's been very gradually downhill from there--especially after balance sheet runoff and remaining reinvestments shifting in favor of Treasuries. In other words, we probably shouldn't expect mortgage rates to be able to get back within the same...
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Larry Gray
Senior Mortgage Banker, Guarantee Mortgage
on Thu Aug 15 2019, 1:16 PM
We must look to "Time and Bond market stability." I think that is about as accurate as you can be in an analysis, Matt. It undoubtedly is a little frustrating for loan officers who would be anticipating rates to be at least two eighths lower now. We will have to see if this is indeed the beginning period of a recession and 10 year treasury...
Luis Ganddini
on Mon Jul 1 2019, 9:13 PM
Does anybody know a lender doing this loan? I cannot not find anybody doing it ??
Jim Garcia
on Wed Jun 19 2019, 9:30 AM
New construction continues in Colorado, but that also brings increased inventory which is driving down the price of housing and increasing the time to sell. In the South Denver metro area houses take an additional 30+ days to go Under Contract compared to last year due to the increased inventory.
Jim Garcia
on Wed Jun 19 2019, 9:27 AM
If the Feds lower interest rates, that should lower the 10 year bond rate, and in turn lower mortgage interest rates. Given those factors that may boost the housing market.
Jim Garcia
on Wed Jun 19 2019, 9:25 AM
The 10 year bond rate continues to fall, which lowers overall interest rates. That is a good thing for home buyers and may indicate a surge going into the last 2 quarters of 2019.
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Matthew Graham
Chief Operating Officer, Mortgage News Daily / MBS Live
on Wed Jun 19 2019, 9:09 AM
Look at the "annual totals" column in the table at the bottom here: http://www.freddiemac.com/research/forecast/20190617_positive_impacts.page?
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Ted Rood
Senior Originator, Homesite Mortgage
on Wed Jun 19 2019, 9:02 AM
Jann is just the writer, he does not produce the data.
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Larry Gray
Senior Mortgage Banker, Guarantee Mortgage
on Tue Jun 18 2019, 1:39 PM
Perplexing indeed, Jeffrey. Is Jann Swanson maybe on vacation using old predictions? Or Freddie Mac is that far off in providing accurate forecasts for June 2019? Either way Mortgage News Daily should provide some sort of correction,
Jeffrey Miller
on Mon Jun 17 2019, 7:07 PM
The futures price of gasoline peaked on 4/22/19 at $2.0645/gal. It closed today on 6/17/2019 at $1.6884/gal, down nearly 18%, and you're still forecasting based on rising gasoline prices??
Jeffrey Miller
on Mon Jun 17 2019, 6:42 PM
"The 10-year note yield is expected to decline to 2.4 percent and 2.5 percent in 2019 and 2020, respectively." Gee, what genius made that projection? The yield on the 10 yr note closed at 2.086% today, 6/17/2019.
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Larry Gray
Senior Mortgage Banker, Guarantee Mortgage
on Mon Jun 10 2019, 2:27 PM
It is always good to view positive reports on equity gains for homeowners. Not withstanding the unique circumstances of what was often far too relaxed lending requirements just prior to 2008, we can view home ownership since post WW II as a good investment for the long term. In many areas of the country home purchasing has remained strong over the long...
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Larry Gray
Senior Mortgage Banker, Guarantee Mortgage
on Mon Jun 10 2019, 2:09 PM
Hey, did any mortgage consultants see the line they could add to their encouragement for many prospective home buyers!? " According to a 2017 Federal Reserve report, the median net worth of a homeowner is 44 times that of a renter."
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Larry Gray
Senior Mortgage Banker, Guarantee Mortgage
on Mon Jun 10 2019, 2:06 PM
As many LO's I can be busy as heck, and missed this excellent report by Jann Swanson when it came out. It is easy to toss numbers about and Catherine, in her comment, may very well derive her statistics from factual research. However, as The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals points out, there is opportunity to miss out on...
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Susan Nguyen
Mortgage Consultant, MA, CT, NH, RI, PA, FL, Homestead Mortgage, LLC.
on Mon Jun 10 2019, 1:42 PM
Let's find out the figures for New England states. Is it good time for refinance?
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catherinecoy
Originator / LO, Shore Capital Corporation
on Fri May 31 2019, 2:46 AM
Forty-five percent of the population consists of DREAMers? This is not correct. By a long shot. The number of illegal aliens who entered the U.S. before their 18th birthday, the group known as DREAMers. = 3.6 million The number of illegal aliens who entered the U.S. before their 16th birthday. This is the group that met the basic requirements to apply...
kelli M
on Wed May 29 2019, 11:18 PM
I agree that people should come to this country legally. But you can be very right and be DEAD right.Meaning your right opionion can kill you (or the economy). My point is that this article is discussing the problem of Hispanic households getting loans. What is not mentioned is the dreamers. More and more I am seeing how HUGE the dreamer problem is...
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Larry Gray
Senior Mortgage Banker, Guarantee Mortgage
on Wed May 22 2019, 3:10 PM
Anyone pay attention to the class action lawsuit? If found favorable it would definitely affect realtors significantly, in a negative way, and thereby affect loan officers who depend, in part, on real estate agent referrals. "A class action lawsuit was filed with the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Illinois alleges that cooperation...
Jana Holmstrup
on Wed May 8 2019, 6:25 PM
Agency NINA? Is it April 1st or 12th of Never??
Jack Luttge
on Thu Apr 25 2019, 9:07 AM
The biggest reason I've seen in my firm for aversion to low dollar amounts is compliance. Closing costs are virtually the same for a low loan amount versus a higher one, increasing the risk of a "high-cost mortgage".
Austin Swanson
on Wed Apr 24 2019, 2:00 PM
"Buyers who have been able to obtain small dollar mortgages across the spectrum [...] have comparable credit profiles to those of borrowers of mid-sized mortgages and their loans perform similarly." This research seems to point to the obvious. I assume originators would match the creditworthiness of borrowers of LB1s with those of LB6s and...
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Ted Rood
Senior Originator, Homesite Mortgage
on Wed Apr 24 2019, 11:44 AM
Since buyers obtaining mortgages on lower priced homes have similar scores to those buying more costly properties, is it possible that the prevalence of cash sales for cheap houses is because investors buy a higher % of them, and often eschew mortgages in favor of cash? That's my hunch.
daphni hagen
on Tue Apr 23 2019, 12:04 PM
I feel the same way as Arthur and would love some feedback, we are doing training's on VA changes and just don't see that there is really a difference between type 1 and IRRRL
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Larry Gray
Senior Mortgage Banker, Guarantee Mortgage
on Sat Apr 20 2019, 1:43 PM
Ann, the 2 things you mention could have been included in the study...perhaps paying attention to the primary regional differences, and the prediction 90% of tax filers would take the standard deduction as opposed to 70% in the past are helpful suggestions. Particularly how the higher number of tax filers taking the standard deduction seems pretty important...
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Ann Beardsley
on Wed Apr 17 2019, 9:45 PM
I think there are a couple things missing from the study. The feb 2018/2019 year over year numbers for existing home sales are more meaningful when broken up by regions. The Northeast sales increased, the south and Midwest were flat and the west was down 7.2%. So it's more of a regional issue, versus national. That is important. . Secondly, in the...
Michael Bulfin
on Tue Apr 16 2019, 8:41 AM
A few questions on this article: Are you trying to say that the race to the bottom will affect a non-banks ability to get credit from Warehouse Lenders? Next, are you saying that non-banks who are leveraging their MSR portfolio to receive credit have to worry about rates dropping as it reduces their asset and their ability to borrow. So the liquidity...
Jana Holmstrup
on Thu Apr 11 2019, 8:55 PM
What have you seen regarding a 'clarification from HUD on FHA loans' to DACA recipients ? I've been following this closely and have only witnessed side stepping.
 

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