Fannie Mae Plans To Move Out Of Its Headquarters
In an effort to consolidate, government-sponsored enterprise Fannie Mae is reportedly moving from its Washington, D.C., headquarters it purchased nearly 40 years ago....
Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Basically Flat Heading Into Labor Day
Mortgage rates were largely unchanged during the week ending Aug. 28, Freddie Mac reports. According to the firm's Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the...
Freddie Mac: Housing Market Continued To Be ‘Weak’ In June
Despite some signs of improvement, the U.S. housing market continued to be 'weak' in June, according to Freddie Mac's Multi-Indicator Market Index (MiMi)....
MBA: Mortgage Application Volume Up 2.8%
Mortgage applications increased 2.8%, on an adjusted basis, during the week ending Aug. 22, compared to the previous week, according to the Mortgage...
S&P/Case-Shiller: Home Price Appreciation Slows To A Crawl
Home price appreciation slowed 'considerably' in June, and some markets saw price gains practically go flat on a month-over-month basis, according to the...
Black Knight: U.S. Home Prices Rose 0.8% In June
U.S. home prices crept up 0.8% in June, compared to May, and were up 5.5% compared to June 2013, according to Black Knight's...
New Home Sales Continue Downhill Slide
Although it was not the dramatic, 8.1% month-over-month decrease seen in June, sales of new single-family homes in July fell to a seasonally...
RealtyTrac: Home Flipping On The Decline As Prices Rise
The trend of flipping homes appears to be waning, as the average profit on each home that is 'flipped' continued to fall in...
DocMagic ‘Excited’ To Be Participating In CFPB’s E-Closing Pilot
Dominic Iannitti, president and CEO of doc prep and compliance firm DocMagic, says he is 'excited' that the company has been selected to...
Freddie Mac: Interest Rates Dipped Again
Mortgage rates continued to dip down during the week ending Aug. 21, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. It was the...
FHFA: Refinances Increased Slightly In June, Propelled By Lower Interest Rates
Due primarily to falling mortgage interest rates, the total volume of mortgage refinances increased slightly in June, compared to May, according to the...
NAR: Existing-Home Sales Increased 2.4% In July
Existing-home sales increased to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.15 million in July, an increase of 2.4% from the 5.03 million in...
MBA: Application Volume Up Overall, But Purchase Volume Fell
Mortgage application volume increased 1.4%, on an adjusted basis, during the week ending Aug. 15, compared to the previous week, according to the...
Ellie Mae: Purchases Gained Greater Share Of Origination Volume In July
Ellie Mae's Origination Insight Report shows that the mortgage industry continued to move into a purchase market in July, with purchase loans accounting...
FHFA Seeks Feedback On Proposed Strategic Plan For 2015-2019
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is requesting feedback on its proposed strategic plan for fiscal years 2015-2019. The strategic plan sets the...
NAR: Home Price Appreciation Continued To Slow In Q2
Would you be surprised to learn, at this point, that home price appreciation decelerated in the second quarter? As most people in the...
RealtyTrac: Cash Sales Dropped To 38% Of All Home Sales In Q2
The share of private and institutional investors purchasing single-family homes with all-cash fell to 38% of all sales in the second quarter, down...
NAHB: Home Builder Confidence Up Three Months Straight
Despite the fact that wage growth is seriously lagging behind inflation and that many prospective home buyers are unable to obtain a mortgage...
MBA: Applications For New Home Purchases Rose 2% In July
Applications for mortgages for new home purchases increased by 2% in July compared to June, on an unadjusted basis, according to the Mortgage...
FNC: U.S. Home Prices Increased 0.8% In June
U.S. home prices increased 0.8% in June compared to May and were up 2.3% in the second quarter compared to the first quarter,...