Thu, May 8 2014, 1:40 PM
Even though sales to investors and sales
of distressed homes have declined the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) reports
that all-cash sales ...
Thu, May 8 2014, 1:31 PM
Mike Fratantoni, Chief Economist of the Mortgage Bankers Association
explained the slightly lower Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) for
Apri...
Wed, May 7 2014, 8:41 AM
It officially
became a buyers' market in mortgage applications during the week ended May
2. The Mortgage Bankers Association said
that applicati...
Wed, May 7 2014, 2:39 PM
Fannie Mae is taking an upbeat view of
the housing market over upcoming months because of the general improvement in
Americans' outlook revealed i...
Wed, May 7 2014, 1:30 PM
Sources say that the Senate Banking Committee will take
up discussions of S 1217, yet another bill that addresses housing finance
reform , sometime...
Tue, May 6 2014, 12:38 PM
The country has now reached about 88
percent of what is considered its normal level of economic and housing activity
the National Association of...
Tue, May 6 2014, 10:47 AM
Home prices posted another double digit
annual increase in March CoreLogic said today.
The company's Home Price Index (HPI) including distressed sa...
Mon, May 5 2014, 12:06 PM
Mortgage originations are at their
lowest level in nearly 10 years Black Knight Financial Services said today. Mortgage originations fell to 238,000...
Mon, May 5 2014, 3:10 PM
Since the beginning of the housing crisis in 2008 housing experts have
cited concern over the "Shadow Inventory" and the pitfalls it could present ...
Fri, May 2 2014, 3:16 PM
While the numbers may change, the story of the U.S. labor market
ultimately is the same. Job growth continues, but significant weakness remains.
...
Thu, May 1 2014, 12:40 PM
Overall construction spending increased slightly in March
the Census Bureau said today. Combined
public and private construction was at a seasona...
Thu, May 1 2014, 11:24 AM
The
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is again proposing a few minor
modifications to its new mortgage rules, suggesting changes designed ...
Wed, Apr 30 2014, 12:42 PM
In a survey they might as well have
subtitled "The Grass is Always Greener," Gallup found that about a
third of Americans would, if given the opport...
Wed, Apr 30 2014, 8:54 AM
The week ended April 25 was one of the
slowest for mortgage application activity the industry has seen in years. The Mortgage Bankers Association ...
Wed, Apr 30 2014, 3:10 PM
This will be the first year that financial institutions will be required to
submit to stress tests under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
C...
Tue, Apr 29 2014, 10:50 AM
Completed foreclosures increased by nearly 6 percent in
March, moving from 45,000 in February to 48,000. CoreLogic said this morning that there we...
Tue, Apr 29 2014, 3:02 PM
The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Index rose
slightly in February on a seasonally-adjusted basis, beating analysts' expectations by a hair whi...
Mon, Apr 28 2014, 12:20 PM
Home prices nationwide have now
recovered to within 13.5 percent of the peak they reached in June 2006. The national Home Price Index (HPI) provid...
Mon, Apr 28 2014, 10:37 AM
Contracts for home purchases ended a dismal
nine-month downturn in March marked by the first improvement in the Pending
Home Sales Index (PSHSI) p...
Fri, Apr 25 2014, 12:59 PM
While the Gallup survey released on
Thursday shows that Americans are regaining their faith in home ownership, at
least as a worthwhile investme...
Fri, Apr 25 2014, 10:41 AM
David Crowe, Chief Economist of the National
Association of Home Builders (NAHB) told members attending the Association's
2014 Spring Construction...
Thu, Apr 24 2014, 12:28 PM
A new Gallup survey seems to indicate that Americans
are falling in love with real estate again .
The poll, conducted among over a thousand respon...
Thu, Apr 24 2014, 10:54 AM
Sales of residential properties were
marginally higher in March than in February and the median price of both
distressed and non-distressed proper...
Thu, Apr 24 2014, 10:20 AM
The mortgage
closing table is the site of considerable pain and confusion for homebuyers, Richard
Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Prot...
Wed, Apr 23 2014, 12:15 PM
New homes sales in March were down 14.5
percent from sales in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 384,000.
The New Residential Sale...
Wed, Apr 23 2014, 9:24 AM
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said
the average size of a purchase mortgage loan reported by respondents to its most
recent Weekly Mortgag...
Wed, Apr 23 2014, 1:26 PM
California appears to be gearing up for
a strong spring market according to pending home sales figures released today
by the California Association ...
Wed, Apr 23 2014, 1:14 PM
The February edition of the new
Multi-Indicator Market Index (MiMi) introduced by Freddie Mac last month indicates
that the U.S. housing market ov...
Tue, Apr 22 2014, 11:31 AM
Sales of existing homes were
essentially unchanged in March compared to February the National Association of
Realtors® (NAR) said today. Home price...
Tue, Apr 22 2014, 10:30 AM
Black Knight Financial Services said
today that the mortgage delinquency rate in March was the lowest in the U.S.
since October 2007 and the forec...
Tue, Apr 22 2014, 1:57 PM
Recent postings on CoreLogic's Insights Blog have a couple of
different views of some of the housing numbers generally taken at face value by
...
Mon, Apr 21 2014, 9:36 AM
Home remodeling remains strong
throughout the country although it has begun to experience some of the
moderation that has been predicted since lat...
Thu, Apr 17 2014, 10:38 AM
Homes with serious negative equity
numbers have now declined to the lowest point in at least two years RealtyTrac
said today. The company, which ...
Thu, Apr 17 2014, 9:53 AM
Ellie Mae's Origination Insight Report said today that 40 percent of mortgage
loans closed in March were originated for refinancing and 60 percen...
Wed, Apr 16 2014, 12:10 PM
Two of the three measures of residential
construction activity used by the Census Bureau fell slightly in March. Fewer permits were issued and few...
Wed, Apr 16 2014, 9:20 AM
Use of secured loans or advances from the 12 Federal Home
Loan Banks (FHLBanks) by their four largest members has surged over the last
two years. ...
Wed, Apr 16 2014, 7:00 AM
Mortgage applications reversed a five week slide during the week ended
April 11 as applications for both purchasing and refinancing increased from ...
Tue, Apr 15 2014, 11:45 AM
The National Association of Home
Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) rose to 47 this month,
indicating a slight improvement in th...
Tue, Apr 15 2014, 10:49 AM
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)
estimated today that there was a 15 percent increase in applications for new
home purchases in March compar...
Tue, Apr 15 2014, 10:45 AM
Another survey has found a slight
overall improvement in consumer attitudes toward the economy. The New York Federal Reserve Bank said that
its mo...
Fri, Apr 11 2014, 12:42 PM
Health care costs aren't rising fast enough for the Fed's liking, and
that may help keep interest rates lower for longer. But is the problem
one ...
Fri, Apr 11 2014, 11:26 AM
Two of the nation's largest banks
released their first quarter earnings on Thursday. The results of one outpaced analysts'
expectations while the o...
Fri, Apr 11 2014, 1:58 PM
HOPE Now, founded in 2007 as an early
response to the growing threat of foreclosures, continues to negotiate loan
modifications in double-digit numb...
Thu, Apr 10 2014, 1:26 PM
RealtyTrac reported today that an
uptick in foreclosure starts last month drove an overall increase in the nation's
foreclosure activity. There w...
Wed, Apr 9 2014, 10:41 AM
Friday
we can look forward to Chase and Wells' earnings . Although their market
share has been slipping, given their collective place in the indu...
Wed, Apr 9 2014, 9:15 AM
The Mortgage Bankers Association's Market
Composite Index, a measure of mortgage application activity, inched down again during the week ended April ...
Wed, Apr 9 2014, 1:45 PM
Although the second home mortgage market
experienced a severe decline during the housing downturn, Americans still
aspire to buy second homes and ha...
Tue, Apr 8 2014, 12:30 PM
In a recent blog post written by Molly Boesel CoreLogic
questions the true role of the recent severe weather in a lag in single family
housing sta...
Tue, Apr 8 2014, 10:17 AM
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) noted this morning that mortgage
credit was slightly more available in March than it was in February. The Ass...
Tue, Apr 8 2014, 3:25 PM
Mortgages for multifamily properties outpaced other
commercial and multifamily mortgage originations in 2013 the Mortgage Bankers
Association (MBA...
