The Downside of Ultra Low Rates Actions and reactions are as true in the bond market as in the natural world. The equal...
Read MoreThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is expecting new home sales to spike again in June, based on results of its Builder Application Survey...
Read MoreThe reopening of the economy in several states from the COVID-19 shutdowns has moved Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group to...
Read MoreMortgage rates definitely hit the lowest all-time lows of all-time last week, at least for conventional 30yr fixed scenarios without many risk-based adjustments....
Read MoreBlack Knight's weekly report on the numbers of mortgage loans in COVID-19 forbearance plans shows that a decline in those numbers of nearly...
Read MoreThere are two kinds of headlines about mortgage rates today: those that rely on the weekly survey-based data published each Thursday by Freddie...
Read MoreFannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) continued to rebound last month from its sharp retreat to near record lows in the Spring....
Read MoreRecord High MBS Prices, Record Low Rates. What Next? Bonds and rates clearly aren't looking at economic data as a key source of...
Read MoreThis week's economic data included the biggest-ever gain in Pending Home Sales, a leading indicator for the housing market. Meanwhile, mortgage rates pushed...
Read MoreApplications for both refinancing and purchase mortgages retreated last week , pulling the Mortgage Bankers Associations (MBA's) Market Composite Index lower for the...
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