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"Homeowners are in Great Shape," Delinquencies Improve Across the Board

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by Jann Swanson on February 15 2019, 2:50 PM

Mortgage loan delinquencies were down from the third quarter of 2018 in the fourth quarter. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said the improvements held across all loan types and all stages of delinquency although there was a slight uptick in foreclosure...
GSEs Continue Financial Winning Streaks

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by Jann Swanson on February 15 2019, 8:52 AM

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (the GSEs) reported solid financial results for both the fourth quarter and the entirety of the 2018 fiscal year on Thursday. The annual income was higher for both GSEs , although each posted a decrease quarter-over-quarter...
Fewer Plan to Buy, But Others Aren't Giving Up

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by Jann Swanson on February 14 2019, 11:49 AM

The perceptions, expectations, and plans of prospective homebuyers appear to be undergoing a transition according to results from the most recent Housing Trends survey report from the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB). Rose Quint writes about...
Mortgage Bankers Estimate 29% Surge in New Home Sales

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by Jann Swanson on February 14 2019, 10:38 AM

While we have not yet seen figures from the Census Bureau for December let alone January, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is reporting a surge in new home sales last month. Information from MBA's Builder Application Survey (BAS) indicates that...
NAHB Takes a Detailed Look at First-Time and Trade-up Buyers

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by Jann Swanson on February 13 2019, 11:17 AM

A total of 8.8 million households bought homes in the two years preceding the most recent American Housing Survey (AHS). The survey, sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is conducted by the Census Bureau every two years. The AHS...
Global Concerns Slow Mortgage Apps, Even With Lower Rates

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by Jann Swanson on February 13 2019, 5:39 AM

Mortgage applications have now fallen in six of the last eight weeks. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its seasonally adjusted Market Composite Index, a measure of application volume, fell lost another 3.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis...
NAR: Home Price Gains at a "Healthier" Pace

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by Jann Swanson on February 12 2019, 11:30 AM

An asset bubble can burst, or it can develop a slow leak, and float more or less gradually back to normal levels. The National Association of Realtors'® (NAR's) quarterly report on existing homes and metro home sales seems to indicate that the housing...
Delinquencies and Foreclosures at 10-Year Lows

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by Jann Swanson on February 12 2019, 9:55 AM

According to CoreLogic, loan performance continues to improve on a national basis, with delinquencies dropping more than 1 percentage point over the 12 months ended in November 2018. Frank Nothaft, CoreLogic's Chief Economist, said the decline was driven...
NAR's Proposal to Restructure Fannie/Freddie

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by Jann Swanson on February 08 2019, 10:51 AM

The second proposal for reform of the housing finance system in a week was just introduced by the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). Their "vision" for reform is centered on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs). The future of the two companies...
Housing Sentiment May Be Bouncing Back

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by Jann Swanson on February 07 2019, 12:18 PM

Respondents to Fannie Mae's January National Housing Survey adopted a new outlook to go along with the new year, primarily in responses about their personal financial situation. As a result, the Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) increased 1.2 point...
Conventional Loan Access Rebounds After HARP-Related Losses

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by Jann Swanson on February 07 2019, 9:55 AM

The Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA's) Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a measure of access to mortgage credit, partially rebounded from an unusually large downturn in December. The Index rose 2.3 percent in January to 179.0. A lower MCAI...
Aging-in-Place Trend Contributing to Tight Inventories

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by Jann Swanson on February 06 2019, 11:24 AM

In their December Insight report Freddie Mac's economists estimated the country will fall short of its housing needs this year by about 2.5 million units. Yet at the same time, fewer members of the Millennial generation are buying houses than young people...
Banks Have Big Tech Breathing Down Necks, Competition Heats Up

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by Jann Swanson on February 05 2019, 1:19 PM

We usually hear about Fannie Mae's National Housing Survey (NHS) in terms of whether respondents think it is a good time to buy or if they see the economy moving in the right or the wrong direction. But the third quarter survey looked at consumers' relationship...
Mortgage Volume Little-Changed Despite Lower Rates

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by Jann Swanson on February 05 2019, 10:35 PM

Mortgage applications suffered their third consecutive decline during the week ended February 1. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite Index, a measure of application volume, decreased 2.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis...
Moderating Home Prices May Turn the Tide for Would-be Buyers

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by Jann Swanson on February 05 2019, 10:47 AM

The CoreLogic Home Price Index puts the annual rate of appreciation nationally at 4.7 percent in December and the gain from November 2018 to December at 0.1 percent. All states but Louisiana and North Dakota had price increases over the 12 months ended...

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