2015 Starts Slowly for Existing Home Sales
Existing home sales in January were disappointing to start the New Year, declining to their lowest rate in nine months. The sales, which...
Mortgage Rates Vary by Lender; Small Moves on Average
Mortgage rates didn't move much today on average, but some lenders were noticeably better or worse compared to yesterday. It's not that...
Freddie's Economic Revisions Optimistic for Housing
Freddie Mac's economists have revised many of their earlier estimates for the 2015 U.S. economy. In terms of overall economic growth the...
Rates, Declining Home Prices Improved Affordability in Q4
Housing affordability grew slightly in the fourth quarter of 2014 according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells...
State-Level Lending Changes; Video on Mortgage Servicing; Ugly Zombie House Legislation; Compensatio
Here's the riddle of the day. What is "165"? Answer: it is the number of business days until August 1, when the RESPA-TILA rules go into...
Builder Confidence Still Fairly Solid Despite Catching Cold
Bad weather appears to be taking a toll on otherwise solid builder confidence. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said...
Current Regulations Failing to Address Biggest Foreclosure Driver
Current regulatory policy is not addressing the primary cause of foreclosures. CoreLogic's deputy chief economists Sam Khater says, in...
Current Regulations Failing to Address Biggest Foreclosure Driver
Current regulatory policy is not addressing the primary cause of foreclosures. CoreLogic's deputy chief economists Sam Khater says, in...
MBS RECAP: Widespread Negative Reprices as Traders Pull Up Stake
As expected/feared, the path of least resistance for bond markets has been that of weakness heading into the long weekend with big news...
Mortgages Rates Finally Let the Love In
Mortgage rates were feeling left out of the cheesy, obligatory, early February references to certain love-themed holidays. Markets...
