Wed, Sep 7 2016, 1:36 PM
So what is going on with residential construction? We hear constantly that inventories are too tight , especially at the lower price levels, new home ...
Wed, Sep 7 2016, 1:30 PM
Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) was down slightly in August, dipping 1.5 percentage points to 85.0. The index, based on the company'...
Tue, Sep 6 2016, 9:51 AM
Home price increases continued to exceed CoreLogic's own projections in July. The company's Home Price Index (HPI) indicates that home prices nationwi...
Tue, Sep 6 2016, 3:25 PM
First lien mortgage originations reached their highest level in the second quarter of 2016 of any single quarter since the same period in 2013. Black ...
Thu, Sep 1 2016, 11:26 AM
Construction spending was largely unchanged in July according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Spending on all public and privatel...
Thu, Sep 1 2016, 9:53 AM
Isn't it amazing that, after the near-decade of turmoil we have just gone through, that CoreLogic is calling the housing market "an oasis of stability...
Wed, Aug 31 2016, 10:47 AM
Despite some predictions that pending home sales would fall in July, they actually rose modestly to reach their second highest level in over a decade....
Wed, Aug 31 2016, 8:16 AM
The volume of applications increased slightly during the week ended August 26 as mortgage rates made minor changes and moved in both directions. The M...
Tue, Aug 30 2016, 12:46 PM
Mortgage originators surveyed by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) saw production profits more than double in the second quarter compared to what...
Tue, Aug 30 2016, 12:40 PM
The share of total home sales made up by distressed properties is now one-quarter the level it was in January 2009. CoreLogic reports that in May the ...
Tue, Aug 30 2016, 10:38 AM
Results are in for the final two of the four major home price indices for June. Both the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices and Black Knight Financial...
Mon, Aug 29 2016, 2:59 PM
A large contingent of new homes started in 2015 were purchased using non-conventional financing according to a new analysis by the National Associatio...
Fri, Aug 26 2016, 9:08 AM
Among the charts and tests summarizing most of the housing finance news that emerged during July, the latest issue of the Urban Institute's (UI's) Hou...
Thu, Aug 25 2016, 1:57 PM
While implementation is a ways down the road, both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) will offer new streamlined refinance options aimed at borrowe...
Thu, Aug 25 2016, 1:06 PM
While the both the investor share of home sales and the share represented by distressed properties are setting post-crash lows, the share of cash sale...
Wed, Aug 24 2016, 11:15 AM
" Frustratingly low inventory levels in many parts of the country" take the blame from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) for a drop in July ...
Wed, Aug 24 2016, 9:57 AM
While it won't be available for more than a year, the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, have unveiled a new Uniform...
Wed, Aug 24 2016, 9:55 AM
Prices of homes financed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac increased by 0.2 percent from May to June the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) said today. ...
Wed, Aug 24 2016, 8:44 AM
Mortgage applications continued their modest downward track during the week ended August 19. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its Market Composit...
Tue, Aug 23 2016, 11:21 AM
Rather than the month-over-month decline expected, July new home sales soared above 600,000 units for the first time since late 2007. The U.S. Census ...
Mon, Aug 22 2016, 2:16 PM
Mortgage delinquencies rose slightly in July; a change Black Knight Financial Services sees as seasonal. The number of mortgages that were 30 or more ...
Mon, Aug 22 2016, 1:51 PM
While the numbers remain small, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) notes there is a slowly increasing trend of single-family homes being...
Fri, Aug 19 2016, 11:22 AM
Fannie Mae said it is maintaining its forecast for 2016's GDP at the same 1.8 percent it forecasted in July despite the fact second quarter growth cam...
Thu, Aug 18 2016, 12:39 PM
Origination closing rates reached their highest levels of the year in July according to Ellie Mae's Origination Insight Report. The closing or pull-th...
Wed, Aug 17 2016, 11:42 AM
Touting its record of on-target estimate, CoreLogic has again anticipated the official conclusions about 2015 mortgage originations in advance of the ...
Wed, Aug 17 2016, 8:26 AM
Despite persistently low rates, consumers are not feeling too motivated to apply for home loans. The Mortgage Bankers Association said mortgage applic...
Tue, Aug 16 2016, 9:56 AM
Housing starts rose in July while permits fell from the previous month's rate for the third consecutive time. Both indicators, however, regained a pos...
Mon, Aug 15 2016, 10:32 AM
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) improved slightly in August, but remained within the narrow ra...
Mon, Aug 15 2016, 4:15 PM
Strong home sales, near-historic low interest rates, a burst of refinancing, and continued home price growth are moving Freddie Mac's economic team to...
Thu, Aug 11 2016, 12:34 PM
The delinquency rate for mortgages on one-to-four residential properties fell in the second quarter of 2016 to its lowest rate in exactly ten years wh...
Thu, Aug 11 2016, 11:46 AM
There has been a lot of focus in recent years on two topics; the gradual but steady decline in the homeownership rate and the huge Millennial generati...
Thu, Aug 11 2016, 9:52 AM
The Mortgage Bankers Association is forecasting that new home sales in July were down by 8 percent compared to June. Sales during the month will surpa...
Wed, Aug 10 2016, 9:21 AM
A slight downturn in mortgage interest rates during the week ended August 5 was more than matched by a surge in mortgage activity. Once again it was r...
Wed, Aug 10 2016, 3:18 PM
Homebuyers and sellers are both apparently finding discounts and rebates readily available in the real estate world. Redfin, the Seattle-based real es...
Wed, Aug 10 2016, 3:15 PM
Instead of writing off citizens in their golden years - or in this case semi-golden - Dave Lowman suggests lenders view them as a business opportunity...
Tue, Aug 9 2016, 9:32 AM
The national foreclosure scenario continues to
improve . CoreLogic's June National Foreclosure Report shows the foreclosure inventory declined
b...
Tue, Aug 9 2016, 9:28 AM
Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) made,
what for it, was a significant jump in July, reaching the highest level in the
history of th...
Mon, Aug 8 2016, 10:19 AM
The phenomenon is very uneven geographically, but
CoreLogic says that one factor behind the sustained pace of home price
appreciation is the return...
Mon, Aug 8 2016, 3:33 PM
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have
released results of their respective performances on the " Severely Adverse
scenario" of the stress tests required ...
Fri, Aug 5 2016, 10:55 AM
The Mortgage Bankers
Association (MBA) reported that its Mortgage Credit Availability Index
increased by one point in July, and announced that its...
Fri, Aug 5 2016, 6:40 PM
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Office of Comptroller
of the Currency (OCC), and the Federal Reserve are proposing technical changes
to th...
Thu, Aug 4 2016, 11:25 AM
As
the housing boom ended rents for single-family homes also crashed, going from
annual growth of better than 2 percent in late 2007 to -3 percent b...
Thu, Aug 4 2016, 11:19 AM
Fannie Mae is reporting net income
and comprehensive income of $2.9 billion for the second quarter of 2016
compared to first quarter net income of...
Thu, Aug 4 2016, 9:23 AM
Are those Americans who lost their homes to
foreclosure permanently turned off of home ownership? CoreLogic's Senior Economist Kristine Yao
looke...
Wed, Aug 3 2016, 8:19 AM
Despite interest rates that were lower across
the board mortgage applications activity sagged during the week ended July
29. The Mortgage Bankers A...
Tue, Aug 2 2016, 11:34 AM
Despite
speculation that it might require a Treasury draw after its first quarter
financial loss, Freddie Mac reported on Tuesday it had net incom...
Tue, Aug 2 2016, 11:31 AM
The pace of home price appreciation does finally appear
to be slowing. CoreLogic has released
its Home Price Index (HPI) for June and both monthly ...
Mon, Aug 1 2016, 12:33 PM
The "Brexit Effect" is the focus of Black Knight
Financial Service's current Mortgage Monitor.
The report, covering June mortgage performance dat...
Mon, Aug 1 2016, 12:18 PM
Construction spending eased slightly in June, but the
Census Bureau said today that it is still running substantially ahead of spending
in the fir...
Fri, Jul 29 2016, 12:44 PM
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is
proposing changes to its Know Before You Owe Mortgage Disclosure Act, usually
referred to in the ...
