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Residential Construction Spending Falling Behind 2018

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by Jann Swanson on May 01 2019, 11:59 AM

Publicly and privately funded construction put in place in March had an estimated value of $1.282 trillion on a seasonally adjusted annual basis. This is up 0.9 percent from the February total of $1.293 trillion but is down 0.8 percent from March 2018...
Non-QM, 1st Time Homebuyer Program Training; Lender Cost/Pricing Changes

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by Rob Chrisman on May 01 2019, 7:12 AM

Why don't you ever see the headline, “Psychic Wins Lottery?” Some people believe that economists have the ability to predict rates, bookmakers have the ability to predict winners and losers, and meteorologists can predict the weather. Remember...
Rates Dropped Last Week, but Application Volumes Fell as Well

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by Jann Swanson on May 01 2019, 4:07 AM

Despite a decline in interest rates, mortgage volume took a significant hit during the week ended April 26. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported that its Market Composite Index and all of its week-over-week components fell, some for the fourth...
Rates Expected to Hold Through 2020, Spurring Originations

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by Jann Swanson on April 30 2019, 12:15 PM

Freddie Mac's April economic forecast focuses on interest rates and their impact on housing as the company's Economic & Housing Research Group revises several of its earlier predictions. The report notes that mortgage interest rates, which started...
Home Price Gains Shift Away from the Coasts

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by Jann Swanson on April 30 2019, 10:17 AM

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices for February continue to show a slowdown in home price gains on a year-over-year basis although all of the monthly changes were higher than in January. The U.S. National Home Price Index, covering all nine U...
Pending Sales Beat Estimates, Resume Climb

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by Jann Swanson on April 30 2019, 10:05 AM

Pending home sales posted a second solid performance in 2019 , with home purchase contract signings in March recovering from their slight dip in February. However, the National Association of Realtors® (NAR's) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) continues...
Mortgage Application Fraud Highest in Florida

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by Jann Swanson on April 29 2019, 1:34 PM

CoreLogic says that, while the incidence of mortgage fraud has remained relatively stable in recent quarters, income fraud remains a growing problem. The company's National Mortgage Application Fraud Risk Index increased only slightly in the first quarter...
Freddie Mac Mortgage Portfolio Jumps by 8.0 Percent in March

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by Jann Swanson on April 29 2019, 9:30 AM

Freddie Mac reported this week that its total mortgage portfolio increased at an annualized rate of 8.0 percent in March, growing from 3.0 percent the previous month. The portfolio balance at the end of the period was $2.204 trillion compared to $2.190...
Homeownership Rates and Vacancies Holding Steady

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by Jann Swanson on April 26 2019, 9:50 AM

Both homeownership and vacancy rates were essentially unchanged in the first quarter of this year according to data released on Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The national homeownership rate slipped 0.4 percentage point to 64.2 percent compared to...
Flipped Home Market Share Surpasses 2006 Levels, But Things Are Different This Time

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by Jann Swanson on April 25 2019, 12:18 PM

Home flipping, buying a property with the intent to sell it in a short period of time at a profit, is more popular than almost ever , but a study by CoreLogic finds it has morphed into a different kind of business. Flippers are tending to hold on to property...
March's Low Rates Caused a Spike in Refis

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by Jann Swanson on April 25 2019, 8:14 AM

The declining interest rates earlier in the year along with increased refinancing made themselves felt in March as prepayment activity surged. Black Knight, in its "first look" at the month's mortgage data, notes the rate rose 28 percent compared to February...
Urban Institute Debunks Myth of Risky Small-Dollar Loans

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by Jann Swanson on April 24 2019, 10:30 AM

Conventional wisdom, according to the Urban Institute (UI), holds that small mortgages are riskier than large ones. That may be one reason that only one out of four homes sold for $70,000 or less in 2015 was financed with a mortgage compared to 80 percent...
Purchase Volume Takes a Hit, Responding to Rising Interest Rates

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by Jann Swanson on April 24 2019, 5:20 AM

Rising interest rates continued to take a toll on mortgage applications during the week ended April 19. Even purchase mortgage volume fell victim to the increasing rates after rising for six consecutive weeks. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said...
New Home Sales Best Estimates, Inventories Decline

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by Jann Swanson on April 23 2019, 10:34 AM

New home sales continued on a winning streak in March , increasing for the third straight month. The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development said sales of newly constructed homes were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate...
Home Price Appreciation Hit the Brakes in February per FHFA

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by Jann Swanson on April 23 2019, 9:44 AM

The pace of home price appreciation slowed notably in February , at least as reflected in the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA's) House Price Index (HPI). The index, which is calculated using home sales information from mortgages sold to or guaranteed...

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