Mapping the Best & Worst States to Get a Mortgage
by howmuch Did you know that where you live could cost you money when you own a home? The state you live in has a major impact on the cost of … Read more
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Winter Is Coming … For Housing! New Home Sales Rise Only 7% MoM With Falling Mortgage Rates
by confoundedinterest17 The Census Bureau reports New Home Sales in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 646 thousand. That is up 7% over May NHS. That is the … Read more
Ultra-Low Mortgage Rates No Relief for Home Sales
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Surging prices are a demand killer, but real estate industry laments the medicine didn’t work. The relentlessness of falling home sales is starting to baffle the … Read more
Wondering why low mortgage rates haven’t goosed the housing market? Here’s the answer
Via The Housing Wire American household income fell in May, even with the unemployment rate at the lowest level in almost 50 years. Median household income fell 0.6% from the … Read more
US Mortgage Market Should Brace for Turmoil, Says QE Architect
Plunging government bond yields could complicate the Federal Reserve’s plans to exit the US mortgage market, according to one of the pioneers of the central bank’s bond-buying programme. The central … Read more
Mortgage applications fall despite low rates as trade war fears grow
Americans aren’t seeking mortgages in big numbers despite low borrowing costs and moderating price gains. Mortgage applications fell 3.3% from last week despite mortgage rates that remained low, according to … Read more
Negative Interest Rates Spread To Mortgage Bonds
BY JOHN RUBINO There are trillions of dollars of bonds in the world with negative yields – a fact with which future historians will find baffling. Until now those negative … Read more
Home sales fell in April despite a big drop in mortgage rates
A sizable drop in mortgage interest rates didn’t do much to help home sales in April, as high prices and tight supply at the low end of the market continued … Read more
US Home Sales Drop, Drop, Drop Despite Lower Mortgage Rates. But Mortgage Applications Jump. What Gives?
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Where are the foreign investors in this phenomenon? Declining home sales in the US is a phenomenon that baffles the industry, given that mortgage rates have … Read more
UK Banks Double Down on High-Risk Mortgage Products to Prop Up Housing Market
Like the mortgage crisis never happened. By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. As the UK housing market is facing serious challenges, a high-risk relic of the last … Read more
Why a US-Style Mortgage Crisis Can Happen Anywhere.
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Industry and government organs in Canada, Australia, the UK, and other places with housing bubbles that are now deflating are trying to hide behind a false … Read more
Visualizing Monthly Mortgage Payments in the United States
by howmuch Cash is king in real estate, but the reality is that most home buyers will need to take out a mortgage in order to afford a house. Many … Read more
Lower Mortgage Rates No Relief for US Home Sales
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter There is plenty of supply, but it’s the wrong supply, priced too high. Across the US, hot and cold housing markets all thrown into one bucket: … Read more
Mortgage Bankers Had a Record Loss on Originations in 4Q
via nationalmortgagenews: Independent mortgage bankers lost the largest amount for originating a loan in the fourth quarter since this data has been tracked, as costs rose and volume dropped, according to … Read more
Fannie Mae declares support for DACA mortgage borrowers
via housingwire: While it appears that the Federal Housing Administration may not be backing mortgages for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, Fannie Mae declared recently that it supports (and will continue to support) mortgages for DACA … Read more
This Bubble-Era Mortgage Trick Could Smash Major U.S. Housing Markets
via marketwatch: Cash-out refinancing fallout threatens home prices The 2004-07 bubble era in U.S. housing markets was a time of utter madness. Much has been written about it, but almost nothing … Read more