Thu, Jun 2 2016, 3:21 PM
Mortgage rates rose modestly today, despite improvements in underlying bond markets. This was in line with our discussion about "the catch" associa...
Wed, Jun 1 2016, 10:50 AM
Construction spending continued to disappoint in April, but unlike in the preceding three months, residential construction also declined. The Census...
Wed, Jun 1 2016, 9:53 AM
How high is too high? When it comes to home prices the wounds left from the Great Recession make this question an important one. Amidst that event, ...
Wed, Jun 1 2016, 9:36 AM
Fed Chair Janet Yellen appears to be doing her part to warn the markets that the odds of a short-term rate hike in the next few months are pretty goo...
Wed, Jun 1 2016, 8:21 AM
Applications for mortgages slowed appreciably during the week ended May 27 and average mortgage rates scattered in all directions. The Mortgage Ban...
Wed, Jun 1 2016, 8:20 AM
Yesterday was tense at moments, with several attempts made to break the range
Not only did the range hold, but we quickly moved back to the other s...
Wed, Jun 1 2016, 4:44 PM
Bond markets stronger overnight
New 2-week lows in 10yr yields, but weaker bounce after ISM
Biggest issue with ISM was Prices Paid (63.5 vs 59.8...
Wed, Jun 1 2016, 3:49 PM
Mortgage rates fell to their lowest levels in roughly two weeks this morning. That's a seemingly positive statement, but while it's true, there are...
Tue, May 31 2016, 10:42 AM
The annual pace of price gains nationally slowed slightly in March according to the S&P Case-Shiller National Home Price Index. The 10- and 20-City C...
Tue, May 31 2016, 10:17 AM
Research by the EBRI on retirement finds while 67% of workers plan to work for pay in retirement, only 27% of retirees do so. Of the retirees who work...
Tue, May 31 2016, 8:29 AM
Last week's moderate resilience could have been temporary due to 'month-end'
This could also help today, to some extent
If it doesn't, it's the ...
Tue, May 31 2016, 5:05 PM
Bonds opened weaker as Yellen's Friday comments reverberated
data was largely ignored
Bonds rallied after Brexit poll and technical ceiling in 1...
Tue, May 31 2016, 3:42 PM
Mortgage rates were generally unchanged to begin the short work-week for financial markets, though that wasn't the case at first. Earlier this morn...
Fri, May 27 2016, 12:48 PM
Mortgage rates were sideways to slightly lower today, depending on the lender. Financial markets closed early for Memorial Day weekend, and will be...
Fri, May 27 2016, 10:01 AM
Do you think your company’s computer system is immune from hacking? It’s not a matter of “if” but “when” – just ask Equifax about its data breaches...
Fri, May 27 2016, 8:27 AM
GDP at 8:30am won't matter
Consumer Sentiment at 10am won't matter
Yellen at 10:30am (and 1:15pm) won't matter
All of the above--but especial...
Fri, May 27 2016, 2:05 PM
GDP was +0.8 vs +0.9 forecast this morning
Consumer Sentiment was 94.7 vs 95.4
Inflation expectations were the lowest since 2010
But markets ...
Thu, May 26 2016, 10:48 AM
Home prices appreciated in the first quarter of 2016 by 1.3 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)...
Thu, May 26 2016, 10:45 AM
This morning's strong pending home sales report was the third upbeat April housing indicator. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) said its P...
Thu, May 26 2016, 10:23 AM
According to Reuters, the NY state financial regulator is gearing up to launch an investigation into the entire online lending industry . (The regu...
Thu, May 26 2016, 10:13 AM
The nation's housing market continues to improve and the spring home buying season appears to be off to a strong start according to a Freddie Mac re...
Thu, May 26 2016, 9:02 AM
Less about data and more about Fed outlook
3.5-day weekend is also a consideration for tradeflows
2 distinct options correspond to holding vs b...
Thu, May 26 2016, 5:59 PM
Early month-end trading environment provided constant support
Strong Durable Goods headline didn't matter
gains were linear into the noon hour, ...
Thu, May 26 2016, 5:23 PM
Mortgage rates moved modestly lower today. Given that rates had spiked last Wednesday and haven't moved too much since then, today's improvement wa...
Wed, May 25 2016, 9:20 AM
The Urban Institute says one solution to the nation's high rental costs is an old one, but financing may be making it unnecessarily inaccessible. L...
Wed, May 25 2016, 9:11 AM
It is hard to trace what happens to the fines levied against company by various regulators seeking to make a name for themselves. But one agency is a ...
Wed, May 25 2016, 9:02 AM
Today brings 5yr Treasury auction = "supply pressure"
Technical analysis is still negative
Still, we can hope to get lucky with help from 'mont...
Wed, May 25 2016, 7:58 AM
Mortgage applications increased last week driven by a significant uptick in applications for purchase mortgages. Refinance volume rose only fraction...
Wed, May 25 2016, 4:34 PM
Bonds have been sideways to slightly weaker since last week's FOMC Minutes
Markets not only coming to terms with increased June/July rate hike odds...
Wed, May 25 2016, 4:12 PM
Mortgage rates didn't move much today, depending on the lender. Most of the movement seen was toward slightly higher levels. The bond markets that...
Tue, May 24 2016, 10:34 AM
New home sales surged in April after a disappointing report in March. The Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development said toda...
Tue, May 24 2016, 10:29 AM
CoreLogic has looked at an apparent contradiction in purchase loan originations that has emerged since the housing bubble burst. Why, CoreLogic econo...
Tue, May 24 2016, 9:56 AM
What do banks have that non-bank residential lenders don’t? The fifth annual “State of Financial Marketing” survey conducted by The Financial Brand ...
Tue, May 24 2016, 9:11 AM
Bonds continue sideways grind in bigger picture
Lots of focus remaining on Oil prices in news and analytical community
Is it justified?
As...
Tue, May 24 2016, 5:37 PM
Bonds were weaker throughout European hours (3am to 1pm)
Stock prices moved significantly higher and were well-correlated with bond losses
10yr ...
Tue, May 24 2016, 5:08 PM
Mortgage rates were mixed today, depending on the lender. Some lenders adjusted rates higher in the middle of the day to reflect bond market weakne...
Mon, May 23 2016, 10:03 AM
Apparently the foreclosure crisis is no longer particularly newsworthy . We conclude that because, for the first time in recent memory, RealtyTrac, ...
Mon, May 23 2016, 9:50 AM
My memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports nearly 20% of Ameri...
Mon, May 23 2016, 9:43 AM
After 2012, low rates in US have followed Europe
Even then, US rates have set their own limits
Now we're bouncing along those limits again and '...
Mon, May 23 2016, 5:18 PM
The title says it all
Overnight session was calm
European bonds were weaker at the close, putting pressure on US bond markets
Bonds bounced b...
Mon, May 23 2016, 4:48 PM
Mortgage rates were relatively steady again , marking the third straight business day with almost no rate movement following last week's quick spike ...
Fri, May 20 2016, 10:57 AM
The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) said today that existing home sales sustained their recent momentum into April and rose 1.7 percent comp...
Fri, May 20 2016, 10:26 AM
Regarding this week’s MBA Secondary Marketing conference Marcus Lam with Opes Advisors writes, “Obviously this is not the most important thing, but ...
Fri, May 20 2016, 9:14 AM
It is the bigger picture, as opposed to day-to-day minutia that will drive trading momentum
Trading levels and technicals suggest an utterly indeci...
Fri, May 20 2016, 5:22 PM
A decrease in cash sales in February put 2016 on track to have the lowest share of such transactions in eight years. CoreLogic said that all cash purc...
Fri, May 20 2016, 5:04 PM
One of the most anticlimactic days in recent memory
bonds did nothing other than shuffle through some incidental 'housekeeping' trades
yields cl...
Fri, May 20 2016, 4:28 PM
Mortgage rates held mostly steady today, as some lenders were just barely higher and others slightly lower than yesterday's latest levels. With tha...
Thu, May 19 2016, 9:54 AM
Zombie foreclosures, those in which the properties become vacant before the legal process is complete, are down 36 percent in the current quarter co...
Thu, May 19 2016, 9:50 AM
Loan closing timelines in April remained at the recent low levels established the previous month according to Ellie Mae's new Origination Insight R...
Thu, May 19 2016, 9:48 AM
Tomorrow is Bike to Work Day. My cat Myrtle isn’t a big fan, especially when the sedative wears off and she realizes that she’s in an old milk crate w...
