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Cheaper Construction Loans Mean More Custom Homes

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by Jann Swanson on February 24 2020, 12:01 PM

Builders are finding that acquisition, development, and construction (ADC) loans in the last half of 2019 were both easier to access and less costly. That may be, in part, behind a fourth quarter 2019 surge in custom home building. The National Association...
Existing Home Sales Showing Resilience and Lots of Potential for 2020

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by Jann Swanson on February 21 2020, 10:53 AM

If it's January it must mean fewer home sales. That, at least, has been the recent pattern according to National Association of Realtors (NARs). Existing home sales have bounced up and down on a near monthly basis. Strong sales in December, they rose...
Delinquencies are at Lowest Levels Since 2000

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by Jann Swanson on February 20 2020, 1:07 PM

Tighter underwriting and a strong economy seemingly continue to be reflected in mortgage loan performance. In its "first look" at January loan data, Black Knight says the national delinquency rate hit the lowest level since they began tracking it in 2000...
New Home Sales, Prices Soar to Record Levels in January

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by Jann Swanson on February 21 2020, 9:01 AM

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said information from its January Builder Application Survey shows applications to finance new home purchases surged 40 percent from December and were 35.3 percent higher than in January 2019. This change does not...
Lower Rates Helped Raise January Closing Rate

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by Jann Swanson on February 20 2020, 9:02 AM

The slight drop in mortgage rates in January stabilized refinance originations according to the January Origination Insight Report from Ellie Mae. The 3 basis point dip to an average rate of 3.96 percent kept the refinancing share of closed loans at 46...
A Sharp Increase in January Housing Permits Defies Predictions

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by Jann Swanson on February 19 2020, 9:52 AM

Residential construction data was mixed at the kick-off of the new year. Permits increased significantly while both housing starts and completions pulled back from December numbers. The U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban development...
Refi Applications Ebb, But The Boom Goes On

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by Jann Swanson on February 19 2020, 6:15 AM

Mortgage loan applications submitted during the week ended February 14 declined for the first time since mid-January. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 6.4 percent...
Fannie Mae Upgrades GDP, Many Housing Forecasts

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by Jann Swanson on February 18 2020, 2:40 PM

Fannie Mae says the U.S. economy appears to be sustaining itself despite both the problems faced by Boeing and the fears about the global impact of the coronavirus. The company's Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) group is upgrading its forecast for...
Builder Confidence Survey Shows Optimism is Still High

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by Jann Swanson on February 18 2020, 10:21 AM

Builder confidence dipped a notch in February but still remains at elevated levels. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) says its Housing Market Index (HMI) which it sponsored with Wells Fargo, edged 1-point lower to 74. Even with this change...
Fannie/Freddie Report Growing Net Worth Under new Policy

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by Jann Swanson on February 13 2020, 12:10 PM

Both of the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) posted strong earnings for the fourth quarter of 2019 as well as for the entire year. They are now reporting growing net worth after achieving revisions in the 2012 version of their agreement with the...
Proposed 2021 Budget Would Increase G-Fees

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by Jann Swanson on February 13 2020, 10:52 AM

The 2021 Federal Budget prepared by the White House is given little chance of passing Congress but there are a couple of provisions buried in the hundreds of pages of text that might be of interest to MND readers. One is a 10-basis point increase in g...
Q4 Mortgage Delinquencies Reach All-Time Low

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by Jann Swanson on February 12 2020, 1:20 PM

The fourth quarter report on mortgage delinquencies from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) continues to show problem loans at historically low levels. MBA's National Delinquency Survey puts the seasonally adjusted delinquency rate at 3.77 percent...
Home Price Gains Picked Up Speed in Q4

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by Jann Swanson on February 12 2020, 10:59 AM

Inventory issues remain a major concern and are pushing home prices in urban America still higher. The National Association of Realtors'® (NAR's) quarterly report on metropolitan home prices says 170 or 94 percent of the 180 metropolitan statistical...
Refi Applications hit Seven-Year Highs on Coronavirus Fears, Lower Rates

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by Jann Swanson on February 12 2020, 6:15 AM

Applications for mortgage financing increased again during the week ended February 7 despite a significant decline in those for home purchases. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application...
Renters Mistakenly Believe They're Paying Less Than Owners

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by Jann Swanson on February 11 2020, 2:49 PM

Renters questions in a new Freddie Mac survey expressed a rather unfortunate misconception . In its new Profile of Today's Renter and Owner , the company said it found that "An unprecedented number of renters believe renting is more affordable than owning...

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