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Conforming Loan Limit Increased to $510,400

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by Jann Swanson on November 26 2019, 11:49 AM

The conforming loan limit for most of the U.S. will, quite predictably, move higher on January 1. The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced on Tuesday that the maximum origination balance for loans purchased or acquired by the GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie...
New Home Sales Highest in 12 Years

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by Jann Swanson on November 26 2019, 10:31 AM

The headline for the new home sales report for October was the year-over-year increase in sales. While sales of newly constructed homes were actually slightly lower than in September, they surged to surpass sales a year earlier by 31.6 percent, more than...
Are Home Prices Finally Done Decelerating?

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by Jann Swanson on November 26 2019, 10:28 AM

While it is only incremental, home price increases appear to have stopped decelerating and are again creeping slowly upward . Both the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices and the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA's) Housing Price Index (HPI) for...
Loan Data Shows Making Mortgage Payments got Easier in October

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by Jann Swanson on November 25 2019, 9:42 AM

Mortgage prepayments continued unabated in October, even though interest rates rose during the month. In its "first look" at October loan performance data, Black Knight said the single month mortality rate (SMM) climbed another 16 percent during the month...
Move Over Millennials, Gen Z is Ready for Homeownership

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by Jann Swanson on November 22 2019, 10:54 AM

Apparently it is time to shift our total attention from the Millennial generation. A new survey from Freddie Mac introduces the housing hopes and dreams of its successor - Generation Z. This group, defined as those Americans who are now aged 14 to 33...
Mortgage Companies Score Highest Profits in Seven Years

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by Jann Swanson on November 21 2019, 2:15 PM

Lower interest rates translated to higher volume in the third quarter of the year, giving mortgage companies their highest profits in seven years. The Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA's) Mortgage Bankers Performance Report says that independent mortgage...
Existing Home Sales Resume Gains, Realtors Say More to Come

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by Jann Swanson on November 21 2019, 11:01 AM

Existing-home sales got back on track in October, partially recovering from a 2.2 percent slip in September that ended a two-month winning streak. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) said previously owned single-family houses, townhouses,...
October Refi Share Highest in Four Years

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by Jann Swanson on November 21 2019, 9:10 AM

The boom continued in October as more than half of the loans closed during the month were for refinancing . According to Ellie Mae's Origination Insight Report, those loans accounted for 51 percent of the total originated on its system, the highest percentage...
The Death of The Mortgage Broker Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

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by Jann Swanson on November 20 2019, 10:19 AM

Mortgage brokers have apparently reclaimed both their reputations and their market share in recent years according to Archana Pradhan, a risk management analyst for CoreLogic. She writes in the company's blog that brokers' share of the conventional conforming...
MBA Says New Home Sales are on a Roll

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by Jann Swanson on November 20 2019, 9:09 AM

Applications for mortgages to purchase newly constructed homes surged in October and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is expecting that sales will follow suit. MBA's Builder Application Survey (BAS) shows those applications rose 9 percent from September...
Mortgage Applications Gain Momentum Despite Holiday Slump

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by Jann Swanson on November 20 2019, 6:40 AM

Despite the Veterans' Day holiday which shortened the work week of November 15, purchase mortgage applications gained momentum. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its Purchase Index rose 7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis during the week although...
Landlords Helping the Economy for First Time in Nearly 2 Years

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by Jann Swanson on November 19 2019, 12:17 PM

Fannie Mae's economists are predicting that economic growth will slow significantly in the fourth quarter to 1.6 percent. This downward revision however is not as dire as it sounds. The company's October forecast was looking for 1.7 percent growth in...
Building Permits Surge to 12-Year High

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by Jann Swanson on November 19 2019, 9:47 AM

All three of the residential construction measures tracked by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development roared back in October after posting terrible numbers in September. Construction permits and housing starts moved...
Homebuilder Confidence Staying Near Long-Term Highs

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by Jann Swanson on November 18 2019, 12:29 PM

Home builder confidence fell back slightly this month, declining by 1 point to 70 in the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). The dip partially reversed the index's 3-point jump in October which had carried...
FHA Delinquencies Plummeted in Q3

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by Jann Swanson on November 18 2019, 11:43 AM

FHA loans posted a substantial decline in delinquencies during the third quarter, leading an overall improvement in loan performance. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its National Delinquency Survey found the non-current rate for mortgage loans on...

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