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Refinance Share of Originations Back Above 50%

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by Jann Swanson on October 13 2021, 11:24 AM

Refinancing again dominated mortgage originations in August after falling below a 50 percent market share in both June and July. ICE Mortgage Technology's Origination Insight Report put the refinancing share of closed transactions at 52 percent, up from...
Mortgage Application Volume Barely Budges

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by Jann Swanson on October 13 2021, 3:40 AM

The volume of mortgage applications ticked up last week for the first time in three weeks, but an uptick was the extent of it. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite Index, a measure of that volume, increased 0.2 percent on a...
Affordability Actually Improved in August Despite Surging Prices

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by Jann Swanson on October 12 2021, 3:17 PM

A new report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) says housing affordability in the U.S. improved in August for the second straight month. NAR's Housing Affordability Index rose from 150.6 in July to 151.3 but was down from 165.8 the prior...
Over Half of Delinquent Homeowners Have Missed Six Payments

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by Jann Swanson on October 12 2021, 8:18 AM

While the company estimates that about one million homeowners have not made a monthly mortgage payment in more than a year, CoreLogic says conventional measures of delinquency continue to retreat from pandemic highs. The national delinquency rate, the...
Lenders Offer More Jumbo Loan Options as Credit Standards Ease Slightly

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by Jann Swanson on October 12 2021, 10:18 AM

Access to jumbo mortgages increased nearly 6 percent in September, pulling the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA's) Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) higher for the third straight month. The index rose 1.5 percent to 125.6, its highest level...
Expirations Reduce Forbearance Participants by 11 Percent

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by Jann Swanson on October 08 2021, 10:57 AM

The number of mortgages in forbearance saw its l argest reduction in 12 months l ast week. Black Knight said 177,000 loans exited the program, many of them having reached the end of the 18 months of reduced or suspended payments allowed for those financially...
Remote Work Apparently Not Killing Cities

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by Jann Swanson on October 07 2021, 11:42 AM

As the result of a Local Employment Dynamics Webinar held earlier this year, the Census Bureau has paired up with Zillow, using their combined data to show some of the impact of the pandemic on housing market trends. Census Bureau analyst Earlene K.P...
Mortgage Application Volume at Three-Month Low

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by Jann Swanson on October 06 2021, 8:24 AM

Mortgage applications declined by the largest margin in three months during the week ended October 1. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage application volume, decreased 6.9 percent on a seasonally adjusted...
Equity and Rates Versus The Biggest Forbearance Expiration Wave Yet

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by Jann Swanson on October 05 2021, 12:49 PM

Both CoreLogic and Black Knight have looked at the million plus home loans that are still in forbearance as the majority of those borrowers are quickly approaching the end of their eligibility. While their analyses have taken different tacks, they agree...
Investors Help Home Prices Break Another Record

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by Jann Swanson on October 05 2021, 10:46 AM

CoreLogic reported another record rise in its Home Price Index (HPI) in August. The company said the 18.1 percent annual increase was again the result of demand in a supply-constricted market but was “also exacerbated by an influx in homebuying...
Price Gains Show Hints of Deceleration but also Affordability Concerns

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by Jann Swanson on October 04 2021, 9:04 AM

Is relief in sight for potential homeowners? Too early to tell, but Black Knight says that the rate of acceleration in home price growth did slow slightly in August, the first decline in the annual rate in 15 months . The company's Mortgage Monitor ,...
New Home Construction Spending Slips. Remodeling Picks up Slack

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by Jann Swanson on October 03 2021, 5:19 PM

Construction spending in August, both public and privately funded, was essentially unchanged from the prior month. The Census Bureau said total construction spending was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.584 trillion dollars, unchanged from July...
Freddie Mac Mortgage Portfolio Reverses Four Month Decline

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by Jann Swanson on September 30 2021, 11:12 AM

Freddie Mac reported this week that its total mortgage portfolio increased at an annualized rate of 23.7 percent in August compared to an 8.4 percent gain in July. The portfolio balance at the end of the period was $3.093 trillion compared to $3.033 trillion...
780K Loans Due for Forbearance Extension or Removal

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by Jann Swanson on October 01 2021, 8:58 AM

The number of loans in forbearance declined by 18,000 during the week ended September 21 and by another 11,000 during the week ended September 28. The declines over the two weeks brought the total number of loans remaining in plans to 1.567 million, 3...
Pending Sales Post a Surprising Surge

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by Jann Swanson on September 29 2021, 10:13 AM

Pending home sales rebounded in August after falling in both June and July. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) said its Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), based on contracts signed for the purchase of existing homes, rose 8.1 percent from the...

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