Granted, my commentary is decidedly focused on bond markets--particularly as they impact MBS and the mortgage market.  Over the years, I've seen that it usually doesn't make too much sense to bring stocks into the equation.  While I do oc... (read more)

I have a lot of great thoughts and analysis about today's market movements.  Most of those were disseminated via MBS Live throughout the day--especially in the Huddle video--as well as via marketnewsletters.com.  (If you haven't tried MBS Live, you missed out today, and this month in general.  Check it out.  There's a free trial.  Le... (read more)

CoreLogic continued its series of blog articles related to appraisals with an analysis of the appreciation rate when an appraisal has come in above the sale price versus a sale where the appraisal falls short . Principal Economist Yanling Mayer says when an appraisal doesn't match the sales price then buyers probably think either they overpaid for their hous... (read more)

As more time elapses since the three hurricanes that impacted parts of the U.S. in late summer to mid fall, additional damage to the mortgage market is becoming apparent . The focus of Black Knight's Mortgage Monitor for December, as well as its recap of mortgage performance in 2017, is skewed by those weather events. The performance of mortgages overall con... (read more)

The aging of America seems to be stoking the enthusiasm of homebuilders about catering to the senior set. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) conducts a survey among its new home builders each quarter, similar to the monthly one it conducts to calculate its Housing Market Survey (HMI.) The quarterly survey however is focused on the over 55 housi... (read more)

I know plenty of folks in Nebraska. And people who went to school there but left soon afterward. But I don’t know Elsie Eiler, who is the only resident of the entire town of Monowi, Nebraska . So, if you want to move some place and double its population, here’s your chance. Walter Investment Corp. In case you didn’t know, there aren’t... (read more)