Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2023

And, the recent uptick in mortgage rates to almost 7% slowed purchase application data again. Mortgage rates stayed in a small range between 6.89% – 6.94% Purchase application data had its fourth straight week of negative data as rates near 7% slowed down demand. This happened in 2014 and 2022 when we saw a weakness in demand.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

I’m talking about housing market crash headlines. The housing data has been wild this year. These dramatic peaks and valleys in the data have fed the demons of greed and fear that infest the minds our extreme housing bulls and the fierce housing market bears – leading to equally wild speculations about the future of U.S.

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MAY 3, 2022

Logan Mohtashami: Yes, purchase application data has always been a useful forward looking indicator for housing, especially when we are dealing with higher mortgage rates. The last time we had 5% mortgage rates was in 2018. 2014 was the last year we saw a noticeable weakness in purchase application data.

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JUNE 28, 2022

This data line lags the current housing market as it’s a few months old. Imagine if mortgage rates didn’t rise this year. We are still showing double-digit home-price growth trends in the recent data as it takes time for higher mortgage rates to really increase supply back to normal levels. million or higher.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The real estate market has shifted, and we are in a new housing paradigm. Mortgage interest rates have risen quickly in the past few months further eroding affordability. It is always good to know where we are with the real estate market, but it is essential to keep all data in historical perspective. . Historically 2.5

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The premise of a mortgage rate lockdown is simple: so many American households have such low mortgage rates that some will never move once rates rise, which then locks up housing inventory. It all started when mortgage rates jumped from 5.25% to 6.25% this year and I saw how home sellers reacted to that move.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

But I need to explain why this level has more in common with 2014 housing data than the credit stress markets of 2005-2008, and why you should care. Understanding this data line and what it is trying to tell you will be more valuable than erroneously thinking the market is crashing and we’ll see a wave of foreclosures.

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AUGUST 3, 2022

To say that mortgage rates have been on a wild Mr. Toad’s ride in 2022 is an understatement. People thought the mortgage rate drama in 2013-2014 was a lot when rates went from 3.5% People thought the mortgage rate drama in 2013-2014 was a lot when rates went from 3.5% We saw this in 2013-2014 and 2018-2019.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

It’s the highest share of all-cash transactions recorded since 2014. Redfin classified purchases as all-cash when transactions had no mortgage loan information on the deed. High mortgage rates are exacerbating inequality between people who own homes and people who don’t,” Redfin Senior Economist Sheharyar Bokhari said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Mortgage credit in September was the tightest since February 2014 as a weak economy prompted lenders to raise standards, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in a report on Thursday. The group’s Mortgage Credit Availability Index fell 1.9% last month, indicating stricter requirements to get loans.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2022

Eric Hill, an Atlanta real estate agent representing a nationwide homebuilder, had a plan to help more than 100 homebuyers get mortgages. In the end, some $850,000 in claims had to be paid on defaulted government-backed mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami joins the HousingWire Daily podcast to talk about why low mortgage rates need to end. During the interview, HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath interviews Mohtashami on his most recent article , “We need higher mortgage rates to cool the housing market.”. Already a member?

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JUNE 10, 2021

Mortgage credit availability increased by 1.4% in May – a sign that volume-hungry lenders continued to loosen credit standards in a highly competitive market, according to Thursday data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Monday data from the MBA revealed mortgage applications dropped for the third consecutive week.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Mortgage credit is still the tightest it has been in more than six years, but steady loosening in January revealed lenders are preparing for a rebounding economy, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in a report on Tuesday. The group’s Mortgage Credit Availability Index rose 2% to 124.6 Department of Agriculture fell by.1%,

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Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2021

Mortgage credit is still the tightest it has been in more than six years, but an unwavering February may be the calm before the purchase storm as lenders prepare for a revitalized economy, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in a report on Tuesday. The group’s Mortgage Credit Availability Index remained unchanged at 124.6

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2022

Roughly eight in 10 consumers participating in a recent survey are frustrated with the housing market, inflation and the increasingly worsening economy — reflecting record-setting dissatisfaction from respondents of Fannie Mae ‘s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI). million units in 2022. million units in 2022. trillion in 2023.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

mortgage rate for a 30-year fixed loan remained unchanged at 2.72% this week, Freddie Mac said in a report on Thursday – the second week in a row rates have sat at the lowest recorded level in the survey’s near 50-year history. The average fixed rate for a 15-year mortgage also remained unchanged from last week at 2.28%.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2021

The Federal Open Market Committee left future economic policies virtually unchanged at its Wednesday meeting, indicating that short-term mortgage rates will stay low for years to come. “The announcement of such a change in plans would impact market rates well in advance of the actual change,” Fratantoni said.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

I am going to do my best to try to make sense of what is happening with the housing market right now, since the years 2020-2024 have been a talking point of mine for years and my biggest concern since the fall of 2020 has been prices overheating — not having a deflationary collapse. . A short history of the housing crash narrative.

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Housing Wire

JULY 20, 2022

The savagely unhealthy housing market is continuing as we get closer to August. I have been talking about the range of inventory that I need to see to remove the ‘ savagely unhealthy’ housing market theme. million, we will be in a much better place for housing. This means 4%+ mortgage rates. NAR_Research.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2023

In 2022 it was all about finding a point in time when I thought mortgage rates would fall, which was key to understanding how the purchase application data would react to lower mortgage rates. We have had plenty of times in the previous decade when mortgage rates fell and demand improved, but that was with a lot lower mortgage rates.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2022

One of the most important housing market stories in recent weeks has been the decline in new listings , which has slowed the growth rate of total inventory. Once that happens, I can finally take the savagely unhealthy housing market theme off my talking points. What does this mean? million to 1.93

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

The housing market is red hot. The Federal Housing Finance Agency house-price index rose 12% last year due to low inventories and high demand. And the National Association of Realtors reported that, for the first time in a generation, housing prices rose in each of the 181 metro areas it tracks at the end of last year.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2022

in February, which was the first month to see price growth greater than 20%, according to Black Knight ’s monthly mortgage monitor report. Since the start of 2022, rates have gone up 200 basis points and housing prices have surged 5.9%. How lenders can continue to serve borrowers despite housing affordability challenges.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Online bank Ally Financial recorded a $136 million impairment related to its investment in struggling digital mortgage lender Better.com , bank executives said Wednesday during the company’s third-quarter earnings call. Creating a path to success in today’s purchase market. Better grew from roughly 2,000 employees and $4.9

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2023

This article is part of our 2023 Housing Market Forecast series. Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the top predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Buying a house was obtainable only for the haves in 2023 as home prices and mortgage rates soared. In a still-competitive housing market, more well-off home buyers were able to have their bids accepted by offering larger down payments and even by paying cash.” Meanwhile, in September, one-third of U.S.

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Housing Wire

JULY 13, 2023

Non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) lender NewFi Lending has launched a correspondent lending channel at a time when originators are fighting to grab production volume. “Non-QM Non-QM product offerings are critical to any mortgage bankers’ offerings in today’s market. The retail channel’s market share slipped to 54.9%

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2022

So far this year, with the rise in mortgage rates, it is still trending better than I thought it would have with rates over 5%. 2022 will be the first actual negative purchase application data year since 2014. HousingWire: What is the biggest risk to your balance housing market take? After May, total volumes fall.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Before that, he was the vice president of content and marketing. His appointment coincides with owner Bill Harney shedding the CEO title, which he has held since October 2014. Since joining KCM in 2018, Childers has worked to expand KCM’s research and marketing capabilities.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Mortgage lenders continued to be optimistic in the third quarter, with 48% of lenders saying they think profit margins will increase compared to the prior quarter, according to Fannie Mae ‘s Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey.

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2022

housing market follow Canada? In short, the answer is no, we won’t have the type of home-price velocity that Canada has experienced because our housing market is more diverse than theirs. housing market is more tied to mortgage buyers. We saw this in 2013-2014 and 2018-2019. Will the U.S.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The pending sale is a result of a 2014 agreement that allowed FNF to repurchase TitlePoint in the event of a change in control of Black Knight. Black Knight is preparing to be acquired by ICE, the other behemoth in the mortgage data space. and is used by title insurance underwriters, title agents and closing attorneys. .

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2021

My biggest concern for housing in the years 2020-2024 was that if the demographic push in demand picks up and total home sales get over 6. 2 million , we could be at risk of housing inventory falling to such low levels that I would have to categorize this housing market as unhealthy. 2020 and 2021 easily each have over 6.2

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2021

November’s numbers mark the greatest annual growth rate since February 2014 and even blew past the 8.4% Novembers numbers were buoyed by record-low mortgage rates, Speakman noted, which plumbed new depths in November. Record low inventory and strong buyer demand once again pushed up the cost of homes in the U.S., in October.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2023

While the 10–year yield, mortgage rates and inflation look about right for my 2023 forecast , let’s not forget the real prize the Federal Reserve has in store: they want you to lose your job and that is why they keep forecasting a job-loss recession with a higher unemployment rate.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2022

In 2013-2014, when rates jumped very fast, this index trended down by negative 20% year over year to hit an adjusted population all-time low in 2014. 2022 purchase application data will be the first year where this index has declined since 2014. How will the announcement impact mortgage rates? What do you expect to hear?

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