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Averages in 2014: LTV, FICO, Loan Types, and More; Pending Home Sales Drop; Rates Holding Near Lows

Published: 1/29/2015

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2015 Housing Policy Agenda: Inertia and Competition?

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by Jann Swanson on January 07 2015, 11:57 AM

Stuart Quinn, a policy research and strategy analyst for CoreLogic summarizes 2014 as a period of consumption for housing market participants when it came to regulatory and policy guidance. They were "digesting, interpreting, re-interpreting and implementing...
New GSE Loans only Minor Factor in Rising Credit Access

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by Jann Swanson on January 08 2015, 8:48 AM

Accessibility to mortgage credit rose in December. The Mortgage Bankers Association said today that its Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) went from the November level of 114.6 to 115.7, a 1 percent gain . An increase in the index, which was indexed...
Researchers Argue for Lower FHA Premiums

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by Jann Swanson on January 06 2015, 3:54 PM

In mid-November the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced that its Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMI) had returned to solvency . The fund, damaged by the collapse in housing prices and skyrocketing delinquencies caused by a number of factors...
Delinquencies Spiked in November; Annual Trend Continues Lower

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by Jann Swanson on January 06 2015, 11:47 AM

Black Knight Financial Services, a division of Fidelity National Financial, has released its "first look" at November mortgage performance data. The company provides this monthly preview of the data, one or more aspect of which is featured in greater...
No Surprise: Mortgage Apps Sapped by Holidays

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by Jann Swanson on January 06 2015, 8:41 PM

The Mortgage Bankers Association, which traditionally closes its office during the end of the year holiday season, played catchup today with results from its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the two weeks ended January 2. While two weeks are included...
Home Prices will Continue Annual Winning Streak

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by Jann Swanson on January 06 2015, 9:25 AM

Home prices are projected to finish out the year with a downtick although prices will still be significantly higher than at the same point in 2013. CoreLogic said today that home prices in November were 0.1 percent higher than in October but are expected...
Employment Growth Hitting Housing Sweet Spot

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by Jann Swanson on December 30 2014, 11:08 AM

It has been a long time coming but CoreLogic says the improving employment numbers are strongest among precisely the demographic the housing industry has hoped for, the age group most likely to be first time home buyers. The country has been waiting for...
Current Credit Standards Tougher Than They Need to Be

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by Jann Swanson on December 31 2014, 10:24 AM

What is an acceptable rate of mortgage delinquency? A CoreLogic economist is using current delinquency rates to argue that delinquencies will always be with us and that today's underwriting standards are tougher than they need be. Molly Boesel, a senior...
Pending Home Sales Stable but Promising

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by Jann Swanson on December 31 2014, 11:10 AM

November's pending home sales improved from October levels and posted the third consecutive year-over-year gain and the largest one in over a year. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) said the increase, while not large, was felt in every region...
Home Price Increases Soar per RealtyTrac Data

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by Jann Swanson on December 31 2014, 7:35 AM

RealtyTrac came in with the highest report of year-over-year price increases we have seen thus far this year with their estimate of a 15 percent gain in November 2014 compared to one year earlier. The company said that the median price of a single family...
Rentals Feeling First Signs of Millennials' Impact

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by Jann Swanson on December 30 2014, 11:10 AM

Like their baby-boomer parents before them the millennial generation appears to be starting to drive parts of the housing market. While their delay in forming households and buying homes has been the subject of much comment and research, RealtyTrac says...
Home Price Gains Prepping for Resurgence?

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by Jann Swanson on December 30 2014, 9:47 AM

In its report for October S&P Dow Jones again points to the slowing acceleration of home prices through much of the U.S., but this time said there are indications that deceleration may be nearing an end. All three of the company's Case-Shiller Home...
Freddie Mac's Housing Market Remains Weak

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by Jann Swanson on December 23 2014, 12:48 PM

Just under one third of the states plus the District of Columbia are now in what is considered a "stable" range on Freddie Mc's Multi-Indicator Market Index® or MiMi. The index, a monthly evaluation of the U.S. housing market compared to its long...
Mortgage Apps Rise Modestly on Lower Rates

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by Jann Swanson on December 24 2014, 7:35 AM

There was a slight increase in mortgage application volume during the week ended December 19 as interest rates for the most commonly originated mortgages continued to inch down. It was the last full business week of the year and the last time this year...
New Home Sales Still Capped by Post-Meltdown Ceiling

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by Jann Swanson on December 23 2014, 11:18 AM

Sales of new homes fell in November, coming in 1.6 percent below sales the previous month. The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development said today that November sales were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 438,000 units...

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