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Google Commits $1 Billion to Bay Area Housing

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by Jann Swanson on June 19 2019, 1:01 PM

If the rumors about housing in Silicon Valley are true, it is probably hard to recruit new employees if they fear they will have to live in an RV in WalMart's parking lot. Such a situation may have prompted Google to announce a $1 billion commitment to...
New Purchase/Renovation Loan Added to Freddie Mac Choices

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by Jann Swanson on June 20 2019, 9:49 AM

Freddie Mac is announcing a new loan program to help address the need for affordable housing and encourage the renovation of older homes. The company says its new CHOICE Renovation loans will "provide homebuyers a flexible choice to purchase a home and...
Ellie Mae Chief Sees "Very Robust" Summer Sales

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by Jann Swanson on June 20 2019, 8:01 AM

Loans originated in May carried lower mortgage rates t han the previous month for the 5 th consecutive time according to Ellie Mae's Origination Insight Report . The average rate for the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 4.52 percent, down from 4.61 percent...
Moderating Home Prices Stoke 'Time to Sell' Sentiment

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by Jann Swanson on June 19 2019, 10:48 AM

The second quarter HOME (Housing Opportunities and Market Experience) survey from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) appears to indicate that a period of softening price increases and lower interest rates have only slightly improved the sentiment...
Mortgage Apps Give a Little Back From Last Week's Rally

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by Jann Swanson on June 19 2019, 5:32 AM

Despite appearances, the low-rate spurred rally in mortgage applications reported last week didn't really go "poof" this week. Activity was still strong even as the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA's) Market Composite Index gave back some of its previous...
Construction Numbers Better Than Percentages Indicate

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by Jann Swanson on June 18 2019, 10:18 AM

Residential construction figures had been expected to, at a minimum, hold the fort in May after a mixed report in April. While revisions to the April report somewhat skewed the numbers changes to both permits and starts were only fractional. The Census...
Gloomier Economic Outlook Brightens Housing Outlook

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by Jann Swanson on June 17 2019, 1:34 PM

Freddie Mac's forecast for June sees more dark clouds than usual , but few of those are on the housing front. The company's Economic and Housing Research Group notes that some of those gathering clouds, concerns about global growth and the lingering trade...
May Uptick in Builder Confidence Proves Fleeting

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by Jann Swanson on June 17 2019, 10:20 AM

The National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB's) measure of builder confidence broke out of its multi-month slump in May, rising 3 points. Much of that gain was reversed this month as the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) dropped by 2 points...
Calabria and Carson: Housing Leaders Talk Reform, Accomplishments

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by Jann Swanson on June 14 2019, 12:47 PM

Attendees at the Ginnie Mae Summit commemorating the agencies 50 th anniversary on Thursday heard from both Dr. Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Dr. Mark A. Calabria, newly confirmed director of the Federal...
Two FHA Premium Changes, An End to MI Requirement?

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by Jann Swanson on June 14 2019, 8:39 AM

The House Financial Services Committee (FSC) passed a clutch of bills this week, several of which will assist homebuyers and homeowners. Two directly affect the cost of an FHA loan. The FHA Loan Affordability Act (H.R. 3141), introduced by Dean Phillips...
MBA Announces Affordable Housing Initiative, Sees New Home Sales Rising

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by Jann Swanson on June 13 2019, 11:11 AM

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its regular monthly estimates for new home sales on Thursday and also announced a new initiative to promote affordable housing. The initiative, to be headed by Steven O'Connor, MBA's Senior Vice President...
Lender Sentiment Shines, Rising Profits and a Positive Outlook

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by Jann Swanson on June 13 2019, 8:14 AM

Lenders are singing a happier tune when it comes to their profit margin outlook with those hopes driven by rising confidence in mortgage demand. The net share of lenders' perceptions about both recent and upcoming demand has turned positive for the first...
Credit Availability Rises for Fifth Consecutive Month

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by Jann Swanson on June 11 2019, 2:35 PM

Mortgage access increased in May for the fifth consecutive month. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) rose 1.9 percent to 189.5. A decline in the MCAI indicates that lending standards are tightening...
Refi Demand Skyrockets 47% as Rates Slide

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by Jann Swanson on June 12 2019, 8:08 AM

Mortgage applications soared during the week ended June 7 as interest rates declined further. While applications for home purchases were up, it was refinancing that again drove the overall numbers. The week ended May 31 was shortened by the holiday weekend...
Class Action Suit Against MLS and a Possible DOJ Investigation

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by Jann Swanson on June 11 2019, 12:26 PM

The housing crisis put the spotlight, legal and otherwise, on the ways in which home purchases were financed. Financial difficulties weeded out many marginal players as well as unethical ones in the housing finance space, and new regulations, as well...

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