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Construction Spending Report Saved by Multi-Family Sector

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by Jann Swanson on September 01 2020, 2:47 PM

Construction spending as a whole was essentially flat in July, but residential spending showed significant growth. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that total expenditures from both public and private sources were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of...
More Evidence For Mass Exodus To The 'Burbs

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by Jann Swanson on September 01 2020, 11:37 AM

It has been rumored since the first wave of the coronavirus struck in some of the densely populated urban centers, especially in New York and New Jersey. Now, however, there is substantiation of a population shift from the National Association of Home...
July Home Prices Increase 5.5%, Breaking a Two-Year Record

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by Jann Swanson on September 01 2020, 9:47 AM

Home prices grew in July by the fastest rate in nearly two years, a 5.5 percent annual gain. According to CoreLogic's Home Price Index (HPI), the month-over-month change was 1.2 percent. The company said it was "The one-two punch of strong purchase demand...
Non-Agency Loans are in Need of Forbearance Assistance Too

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by Jann Swanson on August 31 2020, 1:11 PM

A recent posting on the Urban Institute's (UI's) Urban Wire blog touched on six facts about the mortgage forbearance option mandated by the CARES Act for homeowners with federally backed mortgages. Some information came from weekly surveys by the Mortgage...
Fewer Homeowners Leaving Forbearance

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by Jann Swanson on August 28 2020, 8:54 AM

Any decline in the number of mortgages in forbearance appears to have, at least temporarily, reached a plateau. For the second straight week Black Knight's survey found little change; only 1,000 fewer mortgages were in plans during the week ended August...
Fannie/Freddie Extend Foreclosure Relief to Year's End

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by Jann Swanson on August 27 2020, 11:59 AM

Both government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) have announced that their nationwide suspension of single-family foreclosures and evictions has been extended through the end of the year. The suspension, one of several relief options Fannie Mae and Freddie...
Highest Home Sales Since 2005. Can It Last?

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by Jann Swanson on August 27 2020, 9:57 AM

July marked the third consecutive outsized increase in the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) produced by the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) It also was the third of three July sales measures to surprise analysts. NAR said the PHSI, a leading...
Freddie Mac Reminds Disaster Victims: Mortgage Relief is Available

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by Jann Swanson on August 26 2020, 1:35 PM

While the Gulf Coast escaped the threat of two simultaneous hurricane hits, the remaining storm, Hurricane Laura, looks like an historically dangerous one. It, and the wildfires ravaging California, has prompted Freddie Mac to restate its disaster relief...
Freddie Mac Delinquencies Jump for Second Month

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by Jann Swanson on August 26 2020, 11:22 AM

Freddie Mac reported this week that its total mortgage portfolio increased at an annualized rate of 20.0 percent in July compared to a 14.2 percent gain in June. The portfolio balance at the end of the period was $2.476 trillion compared to $2.436 trillion...
Purchase Applications Decline Even as Rates Move Lower

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by Jann Swanson on August 26 2020, 7:10 AM

Mortgage applications volume fell for the second time during the week ended August 21, declining 6.5 percent from the previous week according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA's) seasonally adjusted Market Composite Index. The volume was down...
New Home Sales Explode in the Midwest, Boosting National Numbers

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by Jann Swanson on August 25 2020, 10:50 AM

New home sales were expected to dip slightly in July after posting 13.8 percent growth in June and setting a 13-year high. Instead, the June sales were revised upward, from 776,000 to 791,000, bringing that month's increase to 15.1 percent and July still...
Home Price Gains Shrug off Covid Concerns

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by Jann Swanson on August 25 2020, 10:04 AM

Both the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA's) Housing Price Index (HPI) and the several S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller indices showed price gains across the U.S. in June. Case-Shiller's numbers showed more moderation in the rate of increase than...
Late-Stage Delinquencies are Surging, Especially Those With FHA Loans

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by Jann Swanson on August 21 2020, 11:59 AM

Like the report from Black Knight earlier today, the second quarter National Delinquency Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic fading a bit in early delinquency numbers but surging within the more serious...
Existing Home Sales are Booming

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by Jann Swanson on August 21 2020, 10:54 AM

Existing-home sales posted a second month of significant sales gains in July, building on a record 20.7 percent increase in June. The National Association of Realtors ® (NAR) said sales were at a seasonally adjusted 5.86 million units, a 24.7 percent...
Forbearances are Leveling Out, With Long-Term Delinquencies now a Concern

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by Jann Swanson on August 21 2020, 9:04 AM

The financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are beginning to emerge and while it appears the crisis initially hit homeowners hard, the duration of the problem is murky. Short term delinquencies are declining, with fewer homeowners entering forbearance...

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