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Small Gains in Purchase Apps Nearly Offset Downturn in Refis

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by Jann Swanson on October 04 2017, 5:44 AM

Once again, a slowdown in refinancing overcame a slight improvement in applications for purchase mortgages, sending the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA's) Market Composite Index lower for the week ended September 29. The Index, a measure of application...
Variation in Real Estate Taxes Depend on More than Geography

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by Jann Swanson on October 02 2017, 3:12 PM

The highest property taxes in 2016 were paid by homeowners New Jersey, and the lowest were in Alabama. The difference between the two was impressive; $7,707. Using the Census Bureau's 2016 American Community Survey, the National Association of Home Builders...
Home Price Appreciation Moves Back Toward 7% - CoreLogic

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by Jann Swanson on October 03 2017, 10:10 AM

Home prices posted strong increases again in August. CoreLogic's Home Price Index was up 0.9 percent on a month-over-month basis, the same gain it posted from June to July. However, on an annual basis appreciation increased from 6.7 percent in July to...
Construction Spending Up for First Time in Three Months

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by Jann Swanson on October 02 2017, 1:23 PM

Construction spending in August came in a little higher than expected, posting the first increase in three months. Unlike housing starts and completions, national spending did not seem affected by Hurricane Harvey. The U.S. Census Bureau said total construction...
Harvey and Irma - Different Storms, Different Potential for Mortgage Losses

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by Jann Swanson on October 02 2017, 11:55 AM

Even though Hurricane Harvey didn't hit the Houston area until very late in August, its effects are already being felt on mortgage performance. Black Knight's Mortgage Monitor for August, released on Monday, reports that, in the Federal Emergency Management...
Mortgage Fraud Characterized by Delayed Discovery

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by Jann Swanson on September 29 2017, 12:09 PM

Mortgage fraud may be both more prevalent than lenders know and more insidious than they realize according to Bridget Berg, a principal in Industry Solutions and Property Intelligence for CoreLogic. In the first of a three-part series in the company's...
Investment Properties and Lower-Doc Loans Pushing Credit Risk Higher

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by Jann Swanson on September 28 2017, 10:19 AM

While it is still within what is considered normal limits, credit risk did move higher among loans originated during the second quarter of the year. CoreLogic says its Housing Credit Index (HCI) increased by 20 points when compared to the second quarter...
OIG Criticizes Ginnie Mae Oversight of Nonbanks

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by Jann Swanson on September 27 2017, 12:38 PM

Ginnie Mae, is a wholly owned U.S. government corporation that guarantees and securitizes pools of mortgages originated through FHA, Veterans Administration, and Rural Housing Administration programs. Since the housing crisis Gennie Mae has experienced...
Housing Momentum "Drained" Per Pending Sales Data

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by Jann Swanson on September 27 2017, 10:10 AM

The prospects for home sales weakened further in August, and the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) has downgraded its sales forecast for the remainder of 2017. In what must be the gloomiest report in some time, NAR announced its Pending Home...
Purchase Applications Gain Ground

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by Jann Swanson on September 27 2017, 6:55 AM

A second consecutive downturn in refinancing volume during the week ended September 22 offset one of the best weeks for purchase mortgage applications since mid-summer. As a result, the Market Composite Index, a measure of application volume, also posted...
New Home Inventory Crosses 6-Month Supply Mark as Sales Lag

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by Jann Swanson on September 26 2017, 10:35 AM

New home sales were down again in August, following a 9.4 percent plunge in July. The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development said sales of newly constructed homes sold during the month at a seasonally adjusted rate of 560...
Home Prices Still Rising; Other Indicators Leveling Off

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by Jann Swanson on September 26 2017, 9:46 AM

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index accelerated again in July , posting a 5.9 percent year-over-year gain compared to 5.8 percent appreciation in June. The non-seasonally adjusted monthly change was down slightly, 0.7 percent...
Competition Lowers Credit Standards and Profit Expectations

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by Jann Swanson on September 25 2017, 12:14 PM

Since the fourth quarter of 2016, lenders have increasingly reported to Fannie Mae that they have been loosening their home mortgage credit standards. The company's third quarter 2017 Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey has those responses at a survey high...
Housing Market "Funk" Doesn't Reflect Consumer Attitudes

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by Jann Swanson on September 25 2017, 10:24 AM

Home sales might be a bit disappointing, but the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) says consumer attitudes about the economy are not the reason why . NAR's third quarter Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) survey found increasing...
Black Knight: Home Prices Appear to Have Stabilized

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by Jann Swanson on September 25 2017, 7:25 AM

After accelerating on a year-over-year basis through every previous month in 2017, the rate of home price appreciation appears to have stabilized in July , at least according to one of the major price indices. Black Knight Financial Services said on Monday...

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