Sunday, November 17, 2024

Residential Mortgage

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...

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...

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...

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,...