Mortgage rates started the day in bad shape after significant bond market weakness overnight. Treasury yields rose roughly 0.05%, and that sort of...
Read MoreEscalating costs took a toll on builder confidence this month. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said its Housing Market Index dipped...
Read MoreFighting Good Fight, Waiting on Fed Day Coming off a fairly rough Friday at the end of last week, it's mildly reassuring to...
Read MoreFHFA (Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's conservator) announced March 10 that they are limiting new loans secured by second homes or investment properties...
Read MoreFannie Mae has sent lenders an advanced notice that additional risk criteria is coming for loans it acquires from lenders. Lender Letter 2021-08...
Read MoreCoreLogic's December 2020 Loan Performance Insights report was upbeat, citing positive signs of recovery after a rocky year in which a pandemic and...
Read MoreFannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) declined slightly in February as did four of its six components. The Index, based on a...
Read MoreLast year was a record setting one when it comes to mortgage origination according to Black Knight's January Mortgage Monitor. It puts the...
Read MoreInterest rates can't seem to catch a break. February was one of only a handful of months in the past 2 decades that...
Read MoreThere seems to be a fair amount of surprise and confusion surrounding today's bond market sell-off in response to Fed Chair Powell's Q&A...
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