- Pending Home Sales Rebound from Record Low. What Might Boost Buyer Demand? 2 Sep 2010, 1:25 pm
The National Association of Realtors released the Pending Home Sales Index today. NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index measures the number of home purchase contracts that were signed in the monthly reportin. […]
- Fed Hosts Neighborhood Stabilization Summit 2 Sep 2010, 11:07 am
Community organizers, state and federal government officials, and representatives from banking, research and educations institutions are currently meeting in Washington at a REO and Vacant Properties. […]
- Recap and Charts: July Construction Spending Data 1 Sep 2010, 11:31 am
The Census Bureau today released Construction Spending data for July 2010. Residential construction spending includes remodeling, additions, and major replacements to owner occupied properties subsequ. […]
- Rising Refi Index Indicative of Pickup in Prepay Speeds on Recent Vintage MBS 1 Sep 2010, 9:35 am
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 27, 2010. The MBA’s loan application survey covers over 50% of all U.S. residen. […]
- S&P/Case-Shiller: Home Prices Rise in June. Tax Credit Hangover Ahead 31 Aug 2010, 12:52 pm
The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index was up 4.4 percent in the second quarter of 2010, more than recovering from the 2.9 percent loss that was suffered in the first quarte. […]
- HUD Secretary Tiptoes Around Another Tax Credit, Pushes Balanced Housing Policy 30 Aug 2010, 11:11 am
In the wake of a full week full of bad economic news, especially housing indicators, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Shaun Donovan appeared on CNNs Sunday morning news and interview p. […]
- Conservator’s Report: A Different View of the GSE’s Demise 30 Aug 2010, 8:43 am
The first Conservator’s Report on the Enterprises’ Financial Performance issued by the Federal Housing Finance Agency on Thursday makes an argument that the Government Sponsored Enterprises’ role in t. […]
- MBA: 30-Day Delinquencies on the Rise Again 27 Aug 2010, 10:12 am
While it reported that most delinquency figures dropped substantially in the second quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s National Delinquency Survey also carried some dishearting harbingers of. […]
- Chicago Fed Explores Effectiveness of Home Buyer Counseling 26 Aug 2010, 7:23 am
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans pointed directly to a major problem with the economic system in a speech before the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership on Wednesday:. […]
- USDA Rural Housing Issues Funding Update: Lenders Still in Limbo 25 Aug 2010, 1:29 pm
FYI: This update was issued to lenders yesterday by the USDA Rural Housing Office….. HERE is the presser issued by the USDA —————————– TO : Participating Lenders FROM : Tammye Tre. […]
