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A second housing price index is showing an uptick in the rate of appreciation, possibly because interest rates declines have begun to mitigate affordability issues. CoreLogic says its Home Price Index for July was up 3.6 percent in July, the annual increase in June, was 3.4 percent. On a month over month basis the gain was 0.5 percent compared to an increase of 0.4 percent the previous month. Last week Black Knight noted that the rate of increase in its index had risen for the first time in 16 months. CoreLogic Chief Economist Frank Nothaft said, "Sales of new and existing homes this July were up from a year ago, supported by low mortgage rates and rising family income. With the for-sale inventory remaining low in many markets, the pick-up in buying has nudged price growth up. If low interest
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A second housing price index is showing an uptick in the rate of appreciation, possibly because interest rates declines have begun to mitigate affordability issues. CoreLogic says its Home Price Index for July was up 3.6 percent in July, the annual i... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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In the week just passed, Treasuries put in their most stable and uninspiring performance of the month (in their defense, it was a crazy month). Every single day's highs and lows were contained inside the range set on the previous Friday.... (read more)
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Rob Chrisman
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We’re two-thirds of the way through with the third quarter of 2019, and with Labor Day behind us places like Minneapolis and Seattle are losing three minutes of sunlight per day. Rumor has it that lock desks all over the nation are trying to hi... (read more)
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Mortgage Rate Watch
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Two days ago, I wrote an article entitled " No, Mortgage Rates Aren't Based on 10yr Treasury Yields ." It's worth a read if you're not already up to speed on why that's a true statement. It also paves the way to understand why today's headline can be... (read more)
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Housing News
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There was a dramatic turnaround for many mortgage banks in the second quarter as their production profits increased nearly six-fold compared to the previous period. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said the independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and... (read more)
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Housing News
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At least one housing index is seeing a turn-around in the direction of home prices . Black Knight says the continuing decline of interest rates have increased homebuying affordability. As a result, its ended 16 straight months of decelerating appreci... (read more)
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