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Housing Forecasts Are Getting More Consistent

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by Jann Swanson on December 14 2018, 11:04 AM

Consistency can be boring, but in crazy times it can also be reassuring, even comforting. While they differ on the specifics, economists, at least those in the housing industry, seem to be coming together with much the same outlook and many of the same...
Not Just the Season; MBA Predicts New Home Sales Down Sharply

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by Jann Swanson on December 13 2018, 9:49 AM

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) added a little more evidence to the pile indicating a rather rapid slow-down in the housing market. MBA's Builder Application Survey (BAS) data for November shows mortgage applications for newly constructed home...
Lenders Looking to New Tech as Pessimism Over Profit Margins Grows

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by Jann Swanson on December 12 2018, 10:06 AM

Lenders continue to be pessimistic about their profit outlook as 2018 draws to an end. Fannie Mae said its fourth quarter 2018 Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey found the profit outlook reported by respondents at an all-time survey low. This was true whether...
White House Nominates Calabria as New FHFA Chief

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by Jann Swanson on December 12 2018, 7:14 AM

Almost exactly 10 years after he helped pass the legislation that established the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Mark Anthony Calabria has been nominated by the White House to be its director. If his nomination is confirmed by the Senate, Calabria...
Mortgage Applications: Trade Fears Drive Rates Lower, Borrowers Respond

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by Jann Swanson on December 12 2018, 6:00 AM

Borrower activity continued to pick up last week as interest rates retreated to September levels and mortgage applications extended their recent winning streak. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite Index, a measure of application...
September Delinquencies Mostly Unaffected by Disasters, Eased Underwriting

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by Jann Swanson on December 11 2018, 10:59 AM

CoreLogic reports that mortgage delinquency rates were little changed in September. The percentage of mortgage loans that were 30 or more days delinquent and including those in the process of foreclosure declined by 0.6 percentage point on an annual basis...
A Gift From Fannie/Freddie - Evictions Suspended for the Holidays

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by Jann Swanson on December 10 2018, 1:02 PM

Both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have announced the suspension of eviction lockouts for single-family and two- to four-unit properties for the holiday season. The moratorium will begin December 17 and end January 2. Fannie Mae said it will allow legal...
Black Knight and the Case of the Disappearing Equity

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by Jann Swanson on December 10 2018, 7:37 AM

We know that home price growth is slowing , and cash-out refinancing has been coming back, still it is a bit of a stunner to find that homeowner equity actually declined in the third quarter of this year. Black Knight's current issue of its Mortgage Monitor...
NAHB Says Second Homes Aren't Just Vacation Destinations

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by Jann Swanson on December 10 2018, 10:36 AM

The stereotype of a second home usually involves a tropical beach, a boat dock on a lake, or skiers whizzing past a picture window, but the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) says that is not reality. Or at least not all of it. Na Zhao, writing...
New Fannie/Freddie Requirements May Penalize High-Risk Borrowers

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by Jann Swanson on December 07 2018, 12:33 PM

Three researchers from the Urban Institute (UI) recently analyzed the new capital standards rule proposed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs.) The proposed rule includes two alternative leverage ratio...
Uptick in Home Purchase Sentiment Reflects Increased Confidence

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by Jann Swanson on December 07 2018, 10:43 AM

Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) for November rose slightly, but within the 0.5-point increase was some increased confidence about personal finances and the wisdom of buying a home. The index, which consolidates responses from a subset...
Better Access to Conforming Loans Means More First-Timers in Market

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by Jann Swanson on December 06 2018, 11:45 AM

Access to mortgage credit moved higher in November, largely due to improved access to conforming mortgages. The Mortgage Bankers Association's Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI increased 1.1 percent to 188.8. A decline in the MCAI indicates that...
Sluggish Construction Challenges the Housing Market

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by Jann Swanson on December 06 2018, 2:04 PM

While there has been a lot of talk since the recovery took hold about the lack resiliency in the residential construction sector, the issue is now moving from an academic discussion to one on the verge of alarm. As Freddie Mac's Economic and Housing Research...
UI Researchers Evaluate Proposed Changes to Fannie/Freddie

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by Jann Swanson on December 05 2018, 11:01 AM

In June the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) issued a proposed capital standard for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Three Urban Institute researchers have analyzed the rule with an eye to answering two questions...
Mortgage Applications Bouncing Back

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by Jann Swanson on December 05 2018, 6:58 AM

Mortgage rates remained largely flat or even slightly lower during the week ended November 30. This probably helped to maintain the upward trend in mortgage applications that began the previous week during the Thanksgiving holiday and despite a shortened...

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