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A household's decision between buying a home and renting one is being increasingly determined by its student loan debt and childcare cost burdens according to results of a Freddie Mac survey of renters and homeowners. The survey of 4,000 households shows that affordability issues are continuing to have a profound impact on housing choices. Freddie Mac president and new CEO says, "Our research confirms much of what we see in our business every day - affordability remains the essential factor when it comes to determining whether to rent or purchase a home, and the cost of housing is having a significant impact on households of every age, size and location. For millennials and many Gen Xers, buying a home is no longer just a decision based on housing and housing costs - increasing pressure from
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A household's decision between buying a home and renting one is being increasingly determined by its student loan debt and childcare cost burdens according to results of a Freddie Mac survey of renters and homeowners. The survey of 4,000 households s... (read more)
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Pending home sales got back on track in May , increasing by 1.1 percent after a 1.5 percent setback in April. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) said its Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a measure of newly signed contracts for home purch... (read more)
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Rob Chrisman
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Did you know that in 2018 the U.S. birth rate dropped for the fourth consecutive year? In fact the number of people born in the United States last year was the lowest in 32 years. How are we supposed to have economic growth and healthy inflation if f... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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In the day just past, bond markets weakened at a reasonably quick pace. The initial motivation was a headline regarding the prospects of a US/China trade deal in the overnight session. Even though it was later corrected to be much less pr... (read more)
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Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage rates rose to the week's highest levels yesterday, but they moved back down today . Although there have been slightly better days over the past 2 weeks, today's improvement is enough to keep rates in the best territory since November 2016. F... (read more)
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Housing News
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Freddie Mac reported this week that its total mortgage portfolio increased at an annualized rate of 7.5 percent in May , increasing from 6.2 percent the previous month. The portfolio balance at the end of the period was $2.230 trillion compared to $2... (read more)
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