How banks are thinking about HARP 2 to avoid trouble later.
March 2012
Proof that I should be writing more music and pop culture posts.
Here's why the share of 30-year MBS in Fannie & Freddie fixed-rate MBS issuance has fallen to only 59%-64% in late-2011.
Today's pending home sales and manufacturing data and comments.
Today's pending home sales and manufacturing data and comments.
After falling 34% over the past six years, U.S. home prices will soon bottom. They could turn back up by spring 2013.
Sunday Originations linkfest: current links plus some must-reads from past couple weeks.
How one real estate private equity firm is redefining the path to home ownership.
Electorate may quickly forget about candidates' policy positions, but market participants haven't forgotten about Europe's debt woes. This keeps a cap on rates.
Quick housing and jobs stats/trends last week. A look at next week's GDP, home prices/sales.
Highlights: Pending Home Sales, Case Shiller Home Prices, Final 4Q GDP, Fed's favorite inflation reading (PCE)
Rates in 3 tiers: loans to $417k, loans to $625k, loans to $2m
Rates move on MBS trading, and it's been wild.
This is a huge spread. Is new construction worth this premium? Is the premium really this large?
New Home Sales still less than half of what's considered a healthy market.
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