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Freddie Announces New Loan Purchase Tool For Pre-Purchase Error Check

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by Jann Swanson on April 30 2013, 12:05 PM

Freddie Mac will be phasing in a new tool over the next few months which is designed to help lenders identify credit, data, and purchase eligibility issues in their loans before they are delivered to Freddie Mac. The Loan Quality Advisor marks the launch...
Homeownership Hits 17-year Low

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by Jann Swanson on April 30 2013, 1:38 PM

The U.S. vacancy rate and the rate of homeownership both declined in the first quarter of 2013 with the homeownership rate hitting the lowest level in 17 years . According to the Census Bureau the rate of homeownership in the country declined from 65...
Foreclosures Increase Slightly in March, But Maintain Longer Term Downtrend

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by Jann Swanson on April 30 2013, 11:43 AM

Despite another month-over-month uptick, foreclosures continue to decline on an annual basis and, according to a report from CoreLogic today, are now down 52 percent from the peak in 2010 . The company's National foreclosure Report for March showed that...
Home Prices Increase at Fastest Annual Pace Since May 2006- Case Shiller

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by Jann Swanson on April 30 2013, 10:21 AM

Every city in the S&P Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Index has now posted annual increases for at least two consecutive months. The February 2013 indices released this morning showed year-over-year prices in the 10-City Composite gained 8.6 percent...
LPS Home Price Index Rises; 9 of The Top 10 Metro Areas in CA

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by Jann Swanson on April 29 2013, 4:46 PM

Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS) said Monday that its Home Price Index (HPI) for February was up 1.0 percent to $210 from the end-of-January Index of $208. The February 2013 index is 7.03 percent higher than the $196 HPI at the end of February 2012...
Challenges and Goals of Fannie/Freddie Prenuptial Agreement

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by Jann Swanson on April 29 2013, 9:46 AM

A key to improving the efficiency, accuracy, and transparency of the housing finance system is standardization according to Stephen Clinton , Freddie Mac's Senior Vice President of Conservatorship and Corporate Initiatives. Clinton, writing in Freddie...
Pending Sales Level off as Inventories Shrink

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by Jann Swanson on April 29 2013, 10:17 AM

Home purchase contract signings slowed in March although they remained slightly above February levels and well above contract signings one year earlier. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) released this morning...
Horton Reports Banner Earnings Citing Robust Demand and Favorable Pricing

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by Jann Swanson on April 26 2013, 10:11 AM

Fort Worth based homebuilder D. R. Horton reported financial results for its second quarter that dwarfed results from a year earlier. The company's net income for the quarter ended March 31 increased 173 percent to 111.0 million or $0.32 per diluted share...
Stability Council Urges Servicer Compensation Reform And Unified Standards

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by Jann Swanson on April 26 2013, 9:42 AM

The Financial Stability Oversight Council released its 2013 annual report on Thursday. The Council is composed of representatives of most of the financial and regulatory agencies in the federal government including Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...
Battle Over Mortgage Interest Deduction Continues in House Committee

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by Jann Swanson on April 25 2013, 3:46 PM

The House Ways and Means Committee heard a wide variety of opinions today at a hearing on housing tax incentives . Representatives of the housing, building and real estate industries as well as policy experts spoke both in favor and against the mortgage...
Core-Logic Acquires Case-Shiller

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by Jann Swanson on April 25 2013, 1:11 PM

CoreLogic, an Irvine, California based provider of property information, analytics and services, announced today that it had acquired Case-Shiller from Finserv, Inc. on March 20, 2013. No financial details were disclosed. Core logic noted that it's home...
Freddie Mac's Portfolio Grew in March, Delinquency Rates Decline

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by Jann Swanson on April 25 2013, 11:03 AM

Freddie Mac reported this morning that its Total Mortgage Portfolio increased by 4.0 percent in March to an ending balance of $1.95 trillion . The increase followed three straight months in which the portfolio declined . Purchases totaled $52.0 billion...
Zillow: "Unsustainable" Home Price Appreciation Cooling Down

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by Jann Swanson on April 25 2013, 9:26 AM

Zillow® said today there are signs that the rapid appreciation of home values that has been evident for some months is moderating . The company's Home Value Index (ZHVDI) rose 5.1 percent in the first quarter of 2013 to $157,600 compared to the first...
Appraisers See Some Improvement in Sales, Prices, and Their Own Business

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by Jann Swanson on April 24 2013, 2:13 PM

A new survey conducted by United States Appraisals found a majority of appraisers are at least somewhat bullish on the current housing market . Over 54 percent of the nationwide panel of residential appraisers questioned said they had a mildly or moderately...
Fannie Mae Turns to Marketing to Increase HARP Awareness

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by Jann Swanson on April 24 2013, 1:23 PM

In an attempt to increase public knowledge about the availability of the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) which has just been extended for another 2 years , Fannie Mae has created a selection of marketing materials for its servicers and approved...

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