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With Expiration Looming, NAR, NAHB Applaud Flood Insurance Renewal Progress

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by Jann Swanson on July 21 2017, 11:19 AM

It remains to be seen if it passes into law, or how it will hold up during the process, but housing industry groups say an agreement has been hammered out for renewing the federal flood insurance program . Both the National Association of Home Builders...
Single Security Praised by Urban Institute

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by Jann Swanson on July 20 2017, 3:15 PM

The single agency security toward which the GSEs, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and their regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), have been working for several years, is not yet operative, but it just got a round of applause. Linda Goodman...
Ellie Mae Reports Few Changes in Loan Characteristics

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by Jann Swanson on July 20 2017, 9:14 AM

Refinancing held its ground in June, with that share of the mortgage market remaining at 32 percent. While that is a significant decline from the 47 percent share the first month of the year, it is little changed from the June 2016 share of 34 percent...
Low Rates Stoke Second Month of Prepayment Gains

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by Jann Swanson on July 19 2017, 5:07 PM

Black Knight Financial Services said on Thursday that continued low interest rates fostered another increase in prepayments . The national prepayment rate, considered a sign of refinance activity , rose 5.3 percent in June on top of a 23 percent jump...
Housing Starts/Permits Convincingly End Recent Slump

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by Jann Swanson on July 19 2017, 9:40 AM

Housing permits and starts both reversed their respective two-month slides in June, and both did so convincingly , far outpacing analysts' expectations. Activity was especially strong in the Midwest. The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing...
Mortgage Apps Bounce Back After Holiday Losses

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by Jann Swanson on July 19 2017, 7:39 AM

Mortgage application volume bounced back during the week ended July 14, following a sharp downturn a week earlier. That week had been shortened by the Independence Day holiday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its Market Composite Index, a measure...
Foreign Homebuyers Surge into U.S. Market

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by Jann Swanson on July 18 2017, 11:09 AM

Our neighbors to the north seem to think the grass is pretty green on this side of the fence. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) says that foreign investment in the U.S. residential market skyrocketed to a new high during the 12 months that...
Price Concerns Constrain Builder Confidence

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by Jann Swanson on July 18 2017, 10:19 AM

Home builder confidence continues backing down from its post-crisis peak earlier this year, although the National Association of Realtors (NAHB) calls results of its July survey "solid." The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) dropped 2 points...
June Pull-back of New Home Mortgages Apps Called Seasonal

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by Jann Swanson on July 17 2017, 12:25 PM

Applications for mortgages to purchase newly constructed homes posted what was termed a seasonal decline in June. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its Builder Application Survey (BAS), which is conducted among mortgage subsidiaries of home building...
Fannie Mae Sees Growth Slowing, Housing Restrained by Inventories

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by Jann Swanson on July 17 2017, 11:56 AM

Fannie Mae said it is sticking with its forecast for 2.0 percent economic growth in 2017, a projection it first made in February. The estimate of 2.1 percent growth in the first half of the year is expected by the company's economists to slow to 1.9 percent...
Almost Half of Americans Have Buyer's Remorse About Their House

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by on July 17 2017, 8:30 AM

The excitement of buying a new home has worn off fast for almost half of Americans. Forty-four percent of homeowners have some regrets about their current residence or the process they went through when choosing it, according to a survey by Trulia, a...
CFPB Proposes Raising HELOC Reporting Threshold.

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by Jann Swanson on July 14 2017, 3:08 PM

Community banks and credit unions may soon be subject to new guidelines that will require them to report information on home equity lines of credit, due to Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) reporting requirements. Under rules scheduled to go into effect...
Mortgage Standards Ease Slightly in June

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by Jann Swanson on July 14 2017, 10:02 AM

Credit availability appeared to have improved slightly in June as three of the four components in the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA's) Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) gained ground. The composite index inched up 0.1 percent from May to...
Skimpy Listings Juicing Prices but Plaguing Sales -Redfin

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by Jann Swanson on July 13 2017, 2:01 PM

Redfin, the Seattle-based real estate company, says that the drought in listings that has affected the inventory of homes for sale marked its 21 st month in June. This is driving prices up and marketing time down , with each setting new records during...
What Homeowners Are Buying In Addition To The Home

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by Jann Swanson on July 13 2017, 12:39 PM

Unlike many other countries, America has a consumer-driven economy. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), in a couple of recent entries in its Eye on Housing blog, highlights the role home buying plays in that dynamic. NAHB's Natalia Siniavskaia...

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