All markets are not created equal and neither are all homes for sale. This would explain why some homes languish on the market for months and others sell practically overnight. What makes the difference? In this article, we will look
MARKET COMMENT
Mortgage bond prices finished the week near unchanged which kept rates relatively flat. The Fed’s tentative buying amounts reduced again but this time very slightly and they generally kept rates steady throughout most of the week. The prior week
It is not often that the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board is interviewed on national television. But these are certainly not normal times. Perhaps the whole world was not watching, but economists and market analysts certainly were. While acknowledging
From interest rate volatility to servicing liquidity issues to bursting refinance pipelines, mortgage lenders have weathered the coronavirus storm fairly well, STRATMOR Group says in its latest monthly Insights Report. But lenders must retain the lessons they’ve learned, especially when
This week brought more evidence of buyers and sellers returning to the market as newly pending sales and new listings are
CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released
Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) have launched new websites that provide key resources
Realtor.com® today released its Weekly Housing Trends Report for the week ending May 23, which points to a shift towards a COVID-19 housing recovery. After several weeks of dramatic drops in new listings and almost flat yearly price gains, this week’s
Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) today launched “Here to Help,” an education effort to connect U.S.
Mortgage applications increased 2.7 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 22, 2020.
The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased
