Fewer and fewer residential mortgage borrowers are in negative equity these days.
Read More »Fannie Mae’s Mortgage Portfolio Shrinks Further
The UPB of Fannie Mae's gross mortgage portfolio has steadily contracted since falling below its 2016 peak early in the year.
Read More »Non-Conventional Financing Becoming More Popular
Non-conventional forms of financing have been gaining traction in the single-family housing market.
Read More »Home Prices Approaching New Peak
Having increased year-over-year every month for more than four years now, home prices are getting close to a new all-time high.
Read More »Yellen Speech Fuels September Rate Hike Speculation
Speculation is widespread in the industry that the Fed will raise short-term interest rates in September, and Fed Chair Janet Yellen's speech in Wyoming on Friday fanned those flames of speculation.
Read More »Continued Writedowns of MSRs Eroding Investor Confidence
At the peak of the Fed's quantitative easing, MSRs were trading to the tune of four times cash flow.
Read More »Home Values Climbing But Still Not Quite There
The median value of a U.S. home has increased year-over-year every month for four years but is still well-below its pre-recession peak.
Read More »High Rents are Creating First-Time Homebuyers
Many would-be homebuyers cannot afford a down payment because they are putting so much money toward rent, while the reason they are putting so much money toward rent is they can't afford a down payment. A recent survey shows which way they might be leaning.
Read More »Housing Shows Signs of Cooling After a Hot Summer
It has been a record breaking summer for residential housing in the United States, according to one analysis. Lately, however, the market has shown signs that things may be slowing down.
Read More »Millennial Homeowners Utilizing Home Equity for Extra Funds
Those in the 30-34 age group who own homes would rather go with home equity when they need extra cash instead of using credit cards, according to one analysis.
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