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Mapping the Best & Worst States to Get a Mortgage

August 2, 2019

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

Tags mapping, mortgage, states, worst

Winter Is Coming … For Housing! New Home Sales Rise Only 7% MoM With Falling Mortgage Rates

July 24, 2019

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

Tags coming, falling, housing, mortgage, rates, sales, winter

Ultra-Low Mortgage Rates No Relief for Home Sales

July 23, 2019

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

Tags mortgage, rates, relief, sales, ultra

Wondering why low mortgage rates haven’t goosed the housing market? Here’s the answer

July 7, 2019July 7, 2019

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

Tags goosed, haven, housing, market, mortgage, rates, wondering

US Mortgage Market Should Brace for Turmoil, Says QE Architect

June 20, 2019

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

Tags architect, brace, market, mortgage, should, turmoil

Mortgage applications fall despite low rates as trade war fears grow

June 1, 2019

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

Tags applications, despite, fears, mortgage, rates, trade

Negative Interest Rates Spread To Mortgage Bonds

May 24, 2019

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

Tags bonds, interest, mortgage, negative, rates, spread

Home sales fell in April despite a big drop in mortgage rates

May 23, 2019

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

Tags april, despite, mortgage, rates, sales

US Home Sales Drop, Drop, Drop Despite Lower Mortgage Rates. But Mortgage Applications Jump. What Gives?

May 21, 2019

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

Tags applications, despite, lower, mortgage, rates, sales

UK Banks Double Down on High-Risk Mortgage Products to Prop Up Housing Market

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019

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

Tags banks, double, housing, market, mortgage, products

Why a US-Style Mortgage Crisis Can Happen Anywhere.

May 13, 2019May 13, 2019

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

Tags anywhere, crisis, happen, mortgage, style

Visualizing Monthly Mortgage Payments in the United States

May 6, 2019

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

Tags monthly, mortgage, payments, states, united, visualizing

Lower Mortgage Rates No Relief for US Home Sales

April 22, 2019

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

Tags lower, mortgage, rates, relief, sales

Mortgage Bankers Had a Record Loss on Originations in 4Q

March 27, 2019

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

Tags bankers, mortgage, originations, record

Fannie Mae declares support for DACA mortgage borrowers

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019

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

Tags borrowers, declares, fannie, mortgage, support

This Bubble-Era Mortgage Trick Could Smash Major U.S. Housing Markets

March 18, 2019

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

Tags bubble, could, housing, major, mortgage, smash, trick
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