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After Brief Reprieve, Mortgage Apps Resume Downward Path

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by Jann Swanson on October 31 2018, 6:42 AM

After posting the first across-the-board volume increases in almost a month during the week ended October 19, activity reversed last week, and the seasonally adjusted Market Composite Index declined 2.5 percent. The index, produced by the Mortgage Bankers...
Freddie Sees Home Sales Regaining Momentum in 2019

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by Jann Swanson on October 30 2018, 11:59 AM

Freddie Mac is forecasting that there will be GDP growth of 3.0 percent in the second quarter of this year, moderating from the strong 4.2 percent growth in the first quarter. The company's October Forecast, prepared by its Economic and Housing Research...
Weakening Home Prices Are Not a Signal for 2008 Reboot

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by Jann Swanson on October 30 2018, 9:54 AM

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index for August showed an annual appreciation rate that was lower than 6.0 percent for the first time in a year. The rate fell from 6.0 percent in July to 5.8 percent in the index which covers...
NAR Survey Catalogs Changes in Home Buyer Characteristics

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by Jann Swanson on October 29 2018, 12:18 PM

The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) says its 2018 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers confirms that student debt balances are an increasing concern and that single, female buyers are still a powerful force in homebuying. The report, the result...
Freddie Mac Portfolio Up 2.3 Percent in September

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by Jann Swanson on October 26 2018, 9:40 AM

Freddie Mac reported this week that its total mortgage portfolio increased at an annualized rate of 2.3 percent in September. The portfolio balance at the end of the period was $2.151 trillion compared to $2.147 trillion at the end of August and $2.057...
Key Changes For Fannie Mae's Desktop Underwriter Coming in Dec

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by Jann Swanson on October 24 2018, 12:03 PM

As part of an upgrade to its Desktop Underwriter (DU) that will be issued over the December 8 weekend, Fannie Mae says there will be some adjustments to the credit risk assessment functions. The company says the changes are part of prudent risk management...
At Last, A Positive Housing Report!

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by Jann Swanson on October 25 2018, 10:19 AM

The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) just issued the first positive pending home sales report in months . Pending sales, a leading indicator for existing home sales, rose slightly in a month which saw declining sales of existing homes and a...
New Home Sales Drop Sharply; Near 2 Year Lows

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by Jann Swanson on October 24 2018, 10:28 AM

New home sales managed to pull out a gain last time they were reported. The question was, with an improving inventory but rising interest rates, could they do it again? Analysts were pessimistic, but not quite pessimistic enough. Sales of newly constructed...
Hurricane Florence, Seasonal Trends Conspire to Boost Mortgage Delinquencies

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by Jann Swanson on October 24 2018, 8:38 AM

Mortgage delinquencies surged by 13.2 percent in September, the largest single-month increase since November 2008. But despite the ominous connotations of that comparison, Black Knight attributed the September rise to the calendar and Mother Nature rather...
FHFA Says Annual Price Gains Still Over 6 Percent

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by Jann Swanson on October 24 2018, 9:37 AM

Like most measures of monthly home price appreciation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency's House Price Index (HPI) has slowed in recent months but not quite as much as others. That index, which is based on the sales prices of homes financed with mortgages...
Big Rebound in Refinance Applications

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by Jann Swanson on October 24 2018, 6:47 AM

Mortgage applications rose during the week ended October 19, an increase the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) attributed to a rebound from the Columbus Day holiday the previous week. Results for the week ended October 12 had not included any adjustment...
Carson Plan: Deregulation to Promote Affordable Housing

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by Jann Swanson on October 23 2018, 11:28 AM

Remember the old Point/Counterpoint segment on CBS's 60 Minutes? Two political commentators, a far right conservative and an equally lefty liberal argued the merits or lack of a current controversial issue. Two recent articles in the same issue of The...
Bright Economic Outlook Muted by Housing Data

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by Jann Swanson on October 19 2018, 12:52 PM

Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) group is still expecting that economic growth will "likely" be solid in the third quarter, but they are otherwise hedging their bets. In their October Outlook, the economists said the lower job growth...
Purchase Share, FICOs, ARMs All Increasing -EllieMae

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by Jann Swanson on October 18 2018, 1:56 PM

The share of closed loans originated for home purchase continues to inch higher. Ellie Mae, in its September Origination Insight Report , says that share jumped from 68 percent in August to 71 percent . The upward trend in purchasing was most pronounced...
Existing Home Sales Extend Slump, But Inventory Holds Annual Gain

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by Jann Swanson on October 19 2018, 10:46 AM

Existing home sales slipped in September, following a month in which sales were almost totally flat. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) said that closed transactions for existing single family homes, townhouses, condos, and cooperative apartments...

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