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Tag Archives: Mortgage Lending
Mortgage Lending Loosens…But Far From Loose
Rates have been trending lower of late due to trouble overseas and the weak U.S. employment picture. That uncertainty continues to send investors to the safety of the 10-year Treasury, pushing yields lower. Mortgage rates loosely follow those yields. But … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 Year Fixed Rates, Asset Purchases, Bond Market, condos, Credit Scores, Diggle, Disposable Income, Dow Jones, Dow Jones Industrial, Dow Jones Industrial Average, homes, Loan Officers, Lower Mortgage, Mortgage, Mortgage Applications, Mortgage Credit, Mortgage Lending, Mortgage Payments, Mortgage Rates, news, Paul Miller, Prime Mortgages, Real Estate, real estate business, Real Estate News, Time In History, townhomes, Year Mortgage
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Housing’s Recovery Means Fewer Can Afford Homes
Rising home prices are not the only factors hitting home affordability. Fees charged to lenders by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (known as “guarantee fees” for bundling and selling mortgages) began rising dramatically in the past month and are now … Continue reading
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Tagged Basis Points, Borrowers, condos, Diggle, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, First Time Buyers, Freddie Mac, Hitting Home, Home Affordability, Homebuyers, homes, Housing Market, Immigration Reform, Lows, Mortgage, Mortgage Backed Securities, Mortgage Bankers Association, Mortgage Lending, Mortgage Market, news, Payroll Tax, Real Estate, real estate business, Real Estate News, Skilled Workers, Tight Credit, townhomes
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Attention Mortgage Shoppers, Could Walmart Be Next?
They also want better service and transparency. Although most respondents to the survey showed satisfaction with primary banks (81 percent), many expressed frustration that could push them to find a lending alternative. Top on the list of gripes: “slow execution.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Captive Audience, Cnbc, condos, Costco, Diana Olick, Evictions, Fannie Freddie, First Choice Bank, Gripes, homes, Ills, Last Spring, Marketing Service, Mortgage, Mortgage Lending, Mortgage Market, Mortgage Shoppers, New Mortgage, news, Real Estate, real estate business, Real Estate News, Retail Bank, Retail Giants, Slow Execution, townhomes, Trust Service, Walmart
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Housing Still Precarious in Obama’s Second Term
The housing market is on the slow road to recovery. Home prices in the last three months rose in 120 out of 149 metropolitan markets surveyed by the National Association of Realtors. Compare that to just 39 rising metros a … Continue reading
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Tagged Association Of Realtors, Bit Part, condos, Congressional Leaders, Credit Mortgage, Distressed Properties, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, homes, Household Formation, Median Home Price, Metropolitan Markets, Mortgage, Mortgage Insurers, Mortgage Lending, Mortgage Principal, Mortgage Rates, Nahb, National Association Of Home Builders, National Association Of Realtors, news, Obama, Real Estate, real estate business, Real Estate News, Rutenberg, Tight Credit, townhomes
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CitiMortgage CEO on Tight Credit: ‘There’s Nothing Wrong with People Making Profits’
Mortgage rates are at record lows, but they could be even lower. Several reports recently have documented why the spreads between mortgage bonds and mortgage rates have widened so much, but few have agreed as to why mortgage rates have … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Of America, Billions And Billions, Citimortgage, condos, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, Financial Meltdown, homes, Loan Volume, Mortgage, Mortgage Backed Securities, Mortgage Banking, Mortgage Bonds, Mortgage Finance Bank, Mortgage Lending, Mortgage Origination, Mortgage Rates, news, Real Estate, real estate business, Real Estate News, Record Lows, Regulatory Pressure, Regulatory Uncertainty, Sanjiv, Tight Credit, townhomes, Wells Fargo
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Regulator Claims New Rules Will Loosen Mortgage Lending
Ask any real estate agent, home builder or home buyer what is the biggest barrier to entry in today’s housing market, and the likely answer will be: tight credit. The lax lending of the latest housing crash is no more, … Continue reading
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Tagged American Mortgage, condos, Credit Scores, Demarco, Downpayments, False Representations, Fannie Freddie, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, Fhfa, Freddie Mac, Gse, Gun Shy, homes, Housing Finance Agency, Lowest Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage, Mortgage Finance, Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage Lending, Mortgage Market, news, Real Estate, real estate business, Real Estate News, Representations And Warranties, Tight Credit, townhomes
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Calif. Warns Hispanics of Foreclosure Scams
The California Department of Real Estate has issued a consumer alert to help Spanish-speaking consumers avoid home foreclosure rescue scams. The department said it issued the alert in response to numerous cases that involve scammers targeting non-English-speaking, Latino homeowners. “Based … Continue reading
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Tagged Avoid Foreclosure, california, California Department Of Real Estate, California Real Estate, Chief Counsel, condos, Department Of Real Estate, Dre Ca Gov, Foreclosure California, Foreclosure Relief, Fraudsters, Hispanics, Home Foreclosure, homes, Latino Community, Loan Modification, Mortgage Foreclosure, Mortgage Lending, news, Real Estate, real estate business, Real Estate News, Sacramento Bee, Scammers, Scams, Spanish Language, townhomes, Upfront Fee, Wayne Bell
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State warns Latinos of foreclosure scams
The California Department of Real Estate has issued a consumer alert to help Spanish-speaking consumers avoid home foreclosure rescue scams. The department said it issued the alert in response to numerous cases that involve scammers targeting non-English-speaking, Latino homeowners. “Based … Continue reading
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REAL ESTATE: December Inland home sales, prices drop – Press
Southern California home sales surged last month from November, following the usual seasonal trend, but sales and median prices throughout the region, including those in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, dropped from a year earlier, reflecting tight mortgage lending and … Continue reading
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Tagged Buyers And Sellers, california, California Home Sales, California Real Estate, condos, Dataquick, homes, Investor, Investors, John Walsh, La Jolla, Median Price, Median Prices, Mortgage Lending, news, President John, Real Estate, real estate business, Real Estate News, Reluctance, Riverside County, San Bernardino Counties, San Bernardino County, Seasonal Trend, Six County, Southern California Region, Tight Credit, townhomes
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Is It Really That Hard to Get a Mortgage?
The realtors say it, the home builders say it, the architects say it, I’ve said it: For better or worse, tight mortgage lending standards are one of the big roadblocks to housing’s recovery. Now one economist is saying that’s not … Continue reading
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