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Can A.I. Fix Income Calcs For Mortgages? Funny You Should Ask

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by Jann Swanson on July 05 2018, 2:14 PM

Fannie Mae's Lender Sentiment Survey has foreshadowed the growing attention to automating the loan approval process. That survey underlined the extent to which lenders are viewing increased efficiency as key to reversing their declining profitability...
At Mid-Year, Mortgage Application Volume Continues Decline

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by Jann Swanson on July 04 2018, 10:42 AM

In spite of a slight uptick in purchase activity, the overall pace of mortgage applications fell again during the week ended June 29. The Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA's) Market Composite Index, a measure of that volume, decreased 0.5 percent on...
Millennials Still Aren't Home Alone

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by Jann Swanson on July 03 2018, 1:01 PM

Millennials, it is said, are finally moving out on their own, establishing households and buying houses. But, if new research from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is correct, quite a few of them are bucking the trend. Natalia Siniavskaia...
Overcoming Vocational Irony as AI Role Grows

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by Jann Swanson on July 03 2018, 11:24 AM

A sure sign that a topic has progressed beyond trending and is now “trended” is when its acronym has firmly replaced the actual name. Artificial intelligence, the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally...
Construction Spending Remains Strong Despite Headwinds

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by Jann Swanson on July 02 2018, 11:07 AM

Construction spending was less robust than April's 1.8 percent gain, but the May numbers came in about where the experts expected them. The Census Bureau said the total value of construction put in place during the month was a seasonally adjusted annual...
Housing Costs Take the Most Blame for Millennial Homeownership Gap

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by Jann Swanson on June 29 2018, 12:34 PM

A current post in Freddie Mac's Insight blog looks again at the decline in homeownership among young adults and tries to determine the role played by rising housing costs. The post is based on recent research by the company's Economic and Housing Research...
Affordability Perceptions: Consumers Weigh in on Rent vs. Own

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by Jann Swanson on June 29 2018, 8:12 AM

Housing inventory shortages, lack of new construction, and the not-unrelated issues of rising prices and falling measures of affordability have been major topics of discussion and analysis for several years. Fannie Mae included some special questions...
Freddie Mac Extends Appraisal Waivers to Condo Loans

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by Jann Swanson on June 28 2018, 10:22 AM

Persons who buy or refinance a condominium using a Freddie Mac mortgage may soon be able to skip having a traditional on-the-ground appraisal. The company announced on Thursday that condos will soon be eligible for its automated collateral evaluation...
HUD Head Ben Carson Touts Agency's Improvements

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by Jann Swanson on June 27 2018, 4:18 PM

Ben Carson, MD, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) told the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday that his department has made "tremendous progress" since he last testified before them in October. Citing his background...
Pending Home Sales Fall Behind 2017 Levels for Fifth Month

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by Jann Swanson on June 27 2018, 10:21 AM

The number of new contracts for existing home sales barely made it onto the bottom rung of analysts' expectations in May. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) said its Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) was down from the April reading of 106.4...
Freddie Mac's Investment Portfolio Posts Second Gain of 2018

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by Jann Swanson on June 27 2018, 8:49 AM

Freddie Mac reported today that its total mortgage portfolio increased at an annualized rate of 6.3 percent in May. The portfolio balance at the end of the period was $2.123 trillion compared to $2.112 trillion at the end of April and $2.033 trillion...
Mortgage Application Volume Falls Back into Old Pattern

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by Jann Swanson on June 27 2018, 5:54 AM

The sharp uptick in mortgage applications during the week ended June 15 was short lived. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported a strong reversal last week which nearly wiped out that 5.1 percent increase in the Market Composite Index, a measure...
Commercial/Multifamily Debt Growth Largest Since Recession

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by Jann Swanson on June 26 2018, 2:47 PM

Multifamily and commercial mortgage debt grew by $44.3 billion in the first quarter of 2018, a quarter-over-quarter increase of 1.4 percent, and the largest gain since before the Great Recession. The total debt at the end of the quarter was $3.21 trillion...
Case-Shiller: Higher Home Prices and a Reality Check

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by Jann Swanson on June 26 2018, 9:56 AM

The producers of the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price indices injected a dose of reality into their report for April. David M. Blitzer Managing Director and Chairman of the company's Index Committee sprinkled his analysis of yet another month...
Big Shift in Lender Attitudes Toward Cutting Costs

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by Jann Swanson on June 25 2018, 12:55 PM

There was plenty of foreshadowing, but Fannie Mae's Chief Economist Doug Duncan said last week that cost-cutting has risen as a priority for mortgage lenders. Both the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA's) first quarter Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance...

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