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Stevens: Give National Servicing Standards a Chance to Work

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by Jann Swanson on February 19 2014, 12:36 PM

Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) President David H. Stevens congratulated mortgage servicers attending MBA's National Mortgage Servicing Conference on Wednesday for surviving the past few years with the " staggering amount of change " from new rules...
Northeast Region Sees Surge in Housing Starts

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by Jann Swanson on February 19 2014, 9:58 AM

Numbers for both housing permits and housing starts were much lower in January than in December while housing completions were up. The Northeast region of the country saw a huge spurt in housing starts apparently all in the multi-family sector while starts...
Mortgage Volume down as Rate Rally Cools

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by Jann Swanson on February 18 2014, 9:41 PM

Interest rates increased definitively last week and mortgage application volumes fell according to data released today by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, a measure of application volume, fell 4.1 percent on a seasonally...
Significant Refinance Potential May Help Mortgage Market in 2014

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by Jann Swanson on February 18 2014, 1:35 PM

Using an Olympic theme of " Will Housing Take Gold ", Freddie Mac's economists said today that, while they had expected housing 'to come out of the gate at a good clip at the start of 2014, bolstered by an improving economy," the labor market report for...
More REO Incentives, This Time $1500 for Realtors

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by Jann Swanson on February 18 2014, 11:31 AM

Freddie Mac has joined Fannie Mae in offering limited time and location inducements to move sales on its owned real estate (REO). The company today rolled out sets of incentives for listing and selling real estate agents and for homebuyers. Fannie Mae...
Remodeling Continues to Increase; Northeast Lags Country

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by Jann Swanson on February 18 2014, 10:14 AM

BuildFax said that residential remodeling increased by 1 percent from November to December and was up 9 percent from a year earlier. Permits for remodeling were issued in December at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2,937,000 compared to 2,900,000...
Record Decline in Builder Confidence

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by Jann Swanson on February 18 2014, 10:33 AM

The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) provided a number of explanations for a record drop in the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) this month. Unusually severe weather, a dearth of available building lots, and supply chain and labor...
Fannie Offers REO Incentives to Owner Occupants

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by Jann Swanson on February 13 2014, 12:32 PM

Starting tomorrow Fannie Mae will offer some homebuyers a special incentive to purchase through its HomePath program which the company uses to market foreclosed properties. There are several restrictions on eligibility, but those qualifying can receive...
Foreclosure Filings still Spiking in Many States

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by Jann Swanson on February 13 2014, 10:34 AM

Foreclosure activity increased in January with filings up 8 percent from December on a nationwide basis. RealtyTrac reported today there was a total of 124,419 foreclosure filings of various types during the month, a filing for one in every 1,058 U.S...
New Home Purchase Applications Surged in New Year

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by Jann Swanson on February 13 2014, 9:28 AM

The January spurt in applications for new home purchases does not surprise Mike Fratantoni, chief economists for the Mortgage Bankers Association. Fratantoni said that, while the 35 percent increase from December "May appear to conflict with other data...
Mortgage Delinquencies Below 4% For First Time in 6 Years

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by Jann Swanson on February 12 2014, 2:48 PM

For the first time in six years the mortgage delinquency rate has dropped below 4 percent TransUnion said on Wednesday. Nationally, 3.85 percent of mortgages were past due for 60 days or more in the fourth quarter of 2013, a 5.9 percent decline from 4...
Plummeting Affordability in California takes a Breather

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by Jann Swanson on February 12 2014, 1:26 PM

What passes as a measure of home affordability in California may stagger some who live in other parts of the country and only about a third of the households in the state can meet the affordability test, but at least that number stopped falling in the...
Mortgage Applications Drift Lower as Rates Pull Back

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by Jann Swanson on February 12 2014, 8:06 AM

Mortgage application volume continued to drift during the week ended February 7. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said that its Market Composite Index, a measure of that volume, was down 2.0 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the week ended...
Home Prices Growing Slower; Declining in some Spots

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by Jann Swanson on February 11 2014, 10:37 AM

Home price movement was mixed across metropolitan areas (MSAs) in the fourth quarter of 2013 the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) said today. Median prices rose in fewer markets than in the third quarter although a number saw increases in double...
Price Expectations Moderating; Credit Availability Improving -Fannie Survey

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by Jann Swanson on February 10 2014, 3:54 PM

Fannie Mae said today that an improvement in American's attitudes about the ease of getting a mortgage may offset a declining perception about home prices, allowing for continued if measured improvement in the housing recovery. Results from the January...

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