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New Home Sales Pull Back Slightly in December; Year-Over-Year Gains Continue

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by Jann Swanson on January 27 2020, 10:34 AM

A lot of expectations and optimism were probably dashed by the December report on new home sales from the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development. Analysts were expecting sales to build on the November seasonally adjusted annual...
Changes to FICO are on the Way

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by Jann Swanson on January 24 2020, 9:33 AM

Paying bills on time is about to become more important for American consumers, and this as their debt levels are reaching new highs. Fair Isaac Corporation, the company which creates the FICO credit score models, will introduce two new ones this summer...
Here's How The Average Loan Looked in December

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by Jann Swanson on January 23 2020, 11:34 AM

The average interest rate on closed loans inched up in December and the share of those loans that were for refinancing moved lower. Ellie Mae's Origination Insight Report for the month says the average 30-year fixed rate in December rose to 3.99 percent...
Foreclosures at 14-Year Low; Loan "Mortality" up 126% Annually

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by Jann Swanson on January 23 2020, 9:07 AM

Even though many of the measures are already at record lows, mortgage delinquencies continue to tick downward according to Black Knight's "first look" at December loan performance data. At the same time, the Single Month Mortality (SMM) rate, an indicator...
Existing Home Sales Highest in Nearly 2 Years

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by Jann Swanson on January 22 2020, 10:53 AM

Existing home sales rose convincingly in December, gaining 3.6 percent compared to sales the prior month. Sales of all existing home types , single-family, townhouses, condos, and cooperative apartments were higher than in November and all posted double...
Home Prices Still Growing at More than 5% Annually

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by Jann Swanson on January 22 2020, 9:29 AM

The annual rate of home price increases continued at a stable rate in November according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), however there are indications of some acceleration on a shorter-term basis. The FHFA's Housing Price Index (HPI) rose...
Fannie Predicts Pick-Up in Residential Construction in 2020

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by Jann Swanson on January 21 2020, 4:14 PM

In its first economic forecast of 2020, Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group is doubling down on its late 2019 predictions. The economists say that " onstruction is poised to become a significant contributor to overall economic growth...
Mortgage Application Volume Retains Most of Last Week's Gains

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by Jann Swanson on January 22 2020, 5:56 AM

The volume of mortgage applications submitted during the week ended January 17 slowed after a strong performance - a 30.2 percent increase - the prior week, but it was only a small decline . The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite...
Gen Z and Millennials Plan on Buying Homes in Larger Numbers

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by Jann Swanson on January 21 2020, 11:10 AM

The share of adults who told the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) they were considering a home purchase in the next year has now fallen year-over-year for the fifth consecutive time. NAHB's survey for its fourth quarter 2019 Housing Trends...
December's Housing Starts Surged to 13-Year High

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by Jann Swanson on January 17 2020, 10:04 AM

While permits fell from the previous month, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development said December was another exceptional month for residential housing starts. Those starts soared to a seasonally adjusted annual rate...
Home Builders Confidence Remains Near 20-Year High

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by Jann Swanson on January 16 2020, 10:23 AM

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) settled back a bit after its 5-point surge in December took it to its highest level since 1999. The Index, a measure of builder confidence in the market for newly...
Lower Housing Affordability Linked to Slower Job Growth

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by Jann Swanson on January 15 2020, 9:58 AM

The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) has uncovered another downside to the increasing lack of housing affordability in the U.S. A new study found that, in many areas where affordability has declined over the last five years, so has the rate...
VA Removes Loans Limits, Increases Fees

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by Jann Swanson on January 15 2020, 9:26 AM

U.S. military veterans and active duty personnel who buy or refinance a home in 2020 will have more buying power if they use a VA loan. They will also pay more money for that loan. The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019, which become effective...
Mortgage Applications Soar to Best Levels in Over a Decade

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by Jann Swanson on January 15 2020, 6:03 AM

Mortgage application activity exploded out of the starting gate during the first full week of 2020 . The Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) said its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 10, 2020 showed increases in every category...
How Downsized Building Trends Affect Bedrooms and Bathrooms

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by Jann Swanson on January 14 2020, 2:38 PM

Builders are struggling to construct homes that are affordable to a greater number of buyers, especially those on the entry level, and they are finding building smaller and leaner is one way to go. Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Survey of Construction...

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