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Existing Home Sales Extend Slump, But Inventory Holds Annual Gain

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by Jann Swanson on October 19 2018, 10:46 AM

Existing home sales slipped in September, following a month in which sales were almost totally flat. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) said that closed transactions for existing single family homes, townhouses, condos, and cooperative apartments...
Annual Rent Growth Finally Turns Negative

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by Jann Swanson on October 18 2018, 10:51 AM

Evidence is growing that the housing market is cooling, and Zillow is adding to the pile of proof. However, its contribution points more to a slowdown in the rental market than breaking any news about housing prices. The company says that annual rent...
Rise of The Real Estate Teams

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by Jann Swanson on October 17 2018, 2:35 PM

Anyone who has ever worked as a real estate agent will understand the real reasons behind a new finding from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). The organization recently conducted a survey among its Realtor members to find out how many considered...
Housing Construction Down But Not Out

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by Jann Swanson on October 17 2018, 9:48 AM

All three reports on residential construction activity in September were disappointing, but no more so than any of the other housing data that speaks to the ongoing process of leveling-off. While there had been some erosion expected from the August numbers...
MBA Forecast: Purchase Originations to Remain Healthy as Fed Hikes Rates

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by Jann Swanson on October 16 2018, 1:53 PM

Purchase mortgage originations are expected to increase a bit in 2019, but not by enough to offset the continuing decline in refinancing. A forecast from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), released Tuesday at its 2018 Annual Convention and Expo,...
Mortgage Apps Take a Nosedive, Rates on the Rise

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by Jann Swanson on October 17 2018, 8:14 AM

Mortgage applications were down last week by the largest seasonally adjusted percentage since September 2017 . The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite Index, a measure of application volume, dropped by 7.1 percent during the week...
Home Price Reductions Are Increasing, Especially at High End

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by Jann Swanson on October 16 2018, 10:30 AM

Recent research from Trulia shows home price reductions are increasing . The share of homes for sale that have had at least one price cut since being listed is the highest since 2014. This, the company says, is more evidence that the market may finally...
Falling Lumber Costs Push Builder Confidence Higher

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by Jann Swanson on October 16 2018, 10:28 AM

Builder confidence ticked up 1 point in October, rising to 68. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), which produces the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) says this measure of confidence levels has held in the high 60s since June...
New MBA President Puts Regulatory Reform at Top of Wish List

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by Jann Swanson on October 15 2018, 12:41 PM

MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA's) newly installed president and CEO, delivered his inaugural speech to MBA's annual convention on Monday, and he appears, at least from his prepared remarks, to be coming out...
Freddie Mac Announces More "Big Data" Tools

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by Jann Swanson on October 15 2018, 9:32 AM

Freddie Mac is announcing a couple of enhancements to its Loan Advisor underwriting tool. The additional capabilities will allow lenders to automate the assessment of borrower income and assets to reduce documentation which the company says will significantly...
"Debt-to-Income" Now Biggest Player in Mortgage Denials

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by Jann Swanson on October 12 2018, 11:35 AM

Mortgage denial rates ebb and flow with the economy, with lenders appetite for risk, and sometimes with the pressure lenders feel to make loans. Denial rates in 2017 continued to diminish as they have done since the economy began to improve in 2013 and...
Furry, Fuzzy, Scaly, Motivation

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by Jann Swanson on October 11 2018, 2:49 PM

Want to get that reluctant customer who has been "about to" buy a home for months a little push? If an analysis by the Urban Institute (UI) as reported in Freddie Mac's Homeownership blog is on target, your best marketing tool might be available at the...
New Home Sales Dip, Still Stronger than Last Year

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by Jann Swanson on October 11 2018, 10:37 AM

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reports a drop in applications for the purchase of newly constructed homes last month. Those applications fell by 3.9 percent compared to August although they remained 8.2 percent higher than they were the previous...
Moody's Examines (And Endorses) Affordable Housing Bill

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by Jann Swanson on October 10 2018, 12:16 PM

It was largely ignored with the ongoing rush of news from Washington, but late last month Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced a bill she says is aimed at increasing the amount of affordable housing , both for purchase and for rent. That bill, SB...
Mortgage Application Activity Dwindles as Rates Move Higher

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by Jann Swanson on October 10 2018, 7:43 AM

Mortgage application activity declined during the week as the 30-year mortgage rate crossed the 5.0 percent line for the first time in seven years and other products moved to new seven or eight year highs. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its...

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