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Characteristics of First Time Buyers Differ by Age

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by Jann Swanson on October 14 2019, 10:29 AM

The typical first-time homebuyer may not be who you think he or she is. A new report from Zillow says that rather than the young shopper eager to become a homeowner but worried about qualifying for a mortgage, nearly a third of today's buyers are over...
Inventory Issues Highlight Downside of Lower Rates

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by Jann Swanson on October 13 2019, 3:58 PM

While declining interest rates are generally viewed as good news for consumers, they aren't without their negatives. Realtor.com's September housing trend report released last week highlights one of them. Inventories of available homes, which had been...
Vacation Homes Paved the Way to Greater Household Wealth

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by Jann Swanson on October 10 2019, 12:07 PM

While home prices have surged back from their housing crisis lows, a report from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) says homes purchased as vacation properties have appreciated even more. NAR's 2019 Vacation Home Counties Report says that...
Homebuying Index Pulls Back From Record Highs

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by Jann Swanson on October 10 2019, 2:39 PM

Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) has been relatively volatile in recent months, and September was no exception. The Index set back to back record highs in July and August, reaching 93.8 in the latter month which put it 5.8 points higher...
Labor Costs Likely to Push Home Prices Higher

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by Jann Swanson on October 09 2019, 2:25 PM

New home prices have been rising since 2012 according to CoreLogic's chief economist Frank Nothaft. Prices in the spring of 2019 were up 2 percent compared to a year earlier, partially because of rising building costs. In an article in CoreLogic's Insights...
Refis up Another 10% as Rates Revisit Recent Lows

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by Jann Swanson on October 08 2019, 8:14 PM

Declining interest rates made for another strong week for mortgage applications . The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite Index rose 5.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis during the week ended October 4.. This was on top...
Jumbo Credit Access Hits Record High

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by Jann Swanson on October 08 2019, 10:47 AM

Ease of access to jumbo mortgage loans drove the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA's) Mortgage Credit Availability Index higher in September. The Index rose 0.9 percent to 183.4. An increase in the Index indicates that lending standards are easing....
FHFA Seeks Help in Recapitalizing GSEs

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by Jann Swanson on October 08 2019, 10:12 AM

Wow, maybe they really mean it this time. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has issued a request for proposals from contractors who would develop a "roadmap" for recapitalizing the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) as a prelude to releasing...
Here's How One City is Fighting Affordability Issues

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by Jann Swanson on October 07 2019, 11:32 AM

One western city has decided to tackle the housing affordability crisis head-on. According to NPR, Reno, Nevada has approved a plan to construct 1,000 new homes in 120 days . In a Saturday broadcast, produced and written by Chris Bentley, NPR newscaster...
Refinancing Makes Sense For Nearly 8 Million Homeowners

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by Jann Swanson on October 07 2019, 9:14 AM

Even with home prices in most areas now well above their pre-Great Recession highs, affordability is not terribly low by historic measures. Black Knight, in its current issue of Mortgage Monitor , says, with the 30-year fixed rate in effect at the end...
Big Geographical Differences in Home Building Times

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by Jann Swanson on October 03 2019, 12:40 PM

The time to build a single-family home, from pulling the permit to hauling away the construction debris, increased slightly in 2018 compared to the prior year and varies significantly depending on where the home is being built and who is doing the work...
Remodeling Survey Cites "Joy" as Part of Project Payback

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by Jann Swanson on October 03 2019, 10:27 AM

Homeowners often hope that a remodeling project will pay them back in monetary terms - perhaps energy savings or increased home value - but a new report from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) adds joy to the payback possibilities list. NAR...
Mortgage Apps Jump Back Up, Borrowers Rush to Refi

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by Jann Swanson on October 02 2019, 3:16 AM

The volume of mortgage applications rebounded sharply last week as homeowners rushed to refinance in response to another drop in mortgage rates. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its seasonally adjusted Market Composite Index, a measure of that...
Residential Construction Severely Lagging 2018

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by Jann Swanson on October 01 2019, 2:08 PM

Overall construction spending has been virtually static for much of the year. The Census Bureau reported on Tuesday that it had risen by 0.1 percent from July to August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.287 trillion compared to $1.285 trillion...
Lower Rates, Moderating Price Growth Make a Great Environment for Buyers

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by Jann Swanson on October 01 2019, 11:22 AM

Home prices remained stable in August, at least as reported by CoreLogic. The company's Home Price Index (HPI) increased 3.6 percent compared to the HPI in August 2018 and was 0.4 percent higher than in July. These are identical to the rates reported...

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