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Construction Starts and Permits Took a Double-Digit Hit in February

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by Jann Swanson on March 17 2021, 9:46 AM

It looked last month as though residential construction was about to take off. While starts were down in January, permits surged by 10.4 percent. Builders apparently had second thoughts in February as both measures fell by double digits. The U.S. Census...
Refi Demand Plummets to Six-Month Low

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by Jann Swanson on March 17 2021, 3:54 AM

Mortgage application volume declined again during the week ended March 12, as refinancing deflated in the face of rising interest rates. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite Index, a measure of that volume, decreased 2.2 percent...
Lumber Prices and Rising Rates Take a Toll on Builder Confidence

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by Jann Swanson on March 16 2021, 10:34 AM

Escalating costs took a toll on builder confidence this month. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said its Housing Market Index dipped two points from its February level. At 82 it is down 8 points from the all-time high it established last...
How Remote Workers Could Eventually Disrupt Housing Market

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by Jann Swanson on March 15 2021, 10:54 AM

A study by ApartmentList has identified a new category of workers, arising, at least in part, out of the pandemic. Lynn Pollack, writing in GlobeSt , says this "untethered class" hold remote types of jobs and have little reason to stay put. They have...
Home Equity Gains are Breaking 8 Year Records

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by Jann Swanson on March 12 2021, 12:24 PM

Homeowners' housing wealth grew by record numbers in the fourth quarter of last year . CoreLogic, in its Home Equity Report for the period, says the average equity in a U.S. home increased 16.2 percent since the fourth quarter of 2019, the greatest increase...
Foreclosure Rise Despite COVID Moratoriums

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by Jann Swanson on March 12 2021, 11:24 AM

While the federal moratoriums are keeping the numbers low, ATTOM Data Solutions reports that 16 percent more residential properties received a foreclosure filing in February compared to a month earlier. The 11,281 properties that were subject to a default...
Forbearances Reach Their Lowest Levels in Almost a Year

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by Jann Swanson on March 12 2021, 10:09 AM

Black Knight notes a large improvement in forbearance statistics during the week ended March 9. The number of loans in active plans dropped by 77,000 over the week, the largest single week decline since early January, and lowered the number of plans to...
Fannie Warns Lenders on Investment Properties and 2nd Homes

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by Jann Swanson on March 11 2021, 11:44 AM

Fannie Mae has sent lenders an advanced notice that additional risk criteria is coming for loans it acquires from lenders. Lender Letter 2021-08 lays out changes mandated by amendments to the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (PSPA) between the...
Getting a Mortgage Isn't Getting Any Easier

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by Jann Swanson on March 11 2021, 9:06 AM

Access to mortgage credit remained unchanged in February after making modest gains over the previous four months. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its Mortgage Credit Access Index, was remained at the January level of 124.6. A lower score indicates...
Up to 60% of Buyers are Priced Out of Current Home Market

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by Jann Swanson on March 10 2021, 11:04 AM

Roughly 60 percent of U.S. households are effectively priced out of the new home market according to 2021 estimates from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Na Zhao, writing in a pair of posts in NAHB's Eye on Housing blog says 75.1 million...
CoreLogic Calls 2020 a Rocky Year for Loan Performance

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by Jann Swanson on March 09 2021, 10:21 AM

CoreLogic's December 2020 Loan Performance Insights report was upbeat, citing positive signs of recovery after a rocky year in which a pandemic and related job losses sent delinquency rates skyrocketing. Last year started with the lowest share of loans...
Rising Rates Hampered Refinance Activity This Week

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by Jann Swanson on March 10 2021, 6:30 AM

Mortgage application volume turned lower again this week after longer term rates rose again, pulling more steam out of refinancing. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite Index, a measure of that volume, decreased 1.3 percent...
February Homebuying Sentiment Declines, Despite Stronger Job Market

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by Jann Swanson on March 09 2021, 9:10 AM

Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) declined slightly in February as did four of its six components. The Index, based on a sample of answers to the company's monthly National Housing Survey, dipped 1.2 points to 76.5. It is down 16 points...
Black Knight's Deep Dive Into Equity, Forbearance, and the Future Rate Environment

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by Jann Swanson on March 08 2021, 8:41 AM

Last year was a record setting one when it comes to mortgage origination according to Black Knight's January Mortgage Monitor. It puts the total volume of originations during 2020 at $4.3 trillion, the highest in the company's records. Refinance originations...
UI Urges Abandoning New Fannie/Freddie Amendments

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by Jann Swanson on March 03 2021, 11:15 AM

A new policy paper from the Urban Institute (UI) looks at the recent amendments to the senior preferred stock purchase agreement (PSPA) agreed to by outgoing Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Mark Calabria, Director the Federal Housing Finance Agency...

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