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Saturday, April 21, 2012 8:04 PM

Mortgage Rates Inch Up for the Week

After reaching or hovering near all-time lows last week, fixed-rate mortgages edged up slightly during the week, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey. The 5-year adjustable-rate mortgage, however, hit a new all-time low of 2.78 percent
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Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:41 AM

FHA is raising the costs for a FHA mortgage

Ok, the good news is that the program still exists. Haha. FHA is raising the costs for a FHA mortgage. Effective April 9, the upfront fee is going to 1.75% and the monthly fee is increasing from 1.15 to 1.25. Also, Effective March 19,2012 HUD is suspending
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Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:19 AM

Fed Chair Says 'Normal Lending' Key to Recovery

The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy and efforts to keep interest rates low have contributed to increased housing affordability. However, those strategies have not yet had the desired effect of stimulating the economy into a full recovery as banks
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Sunday, January 22, 2012 7:11 PM

Builders Feel the Most Upbeat in More Than 4 Years

Builder confidence is at its highest level since June 2007, yet another sign that things are finally perking up in the new-home market, which has faced some of its darkest days on record this past year. For the fourth consecutive month, builder sentiment
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Sunday, January 22, 2012 6:53 PM

Existing-home sales continued on an uptrend

Existing-home sales continued on an uptrend in December, rising for three consecutive months and remaining above where they were a year ago, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. The latest monthly data shows total existing-home sales
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011 2:03 PM

Foreclosure Alert: Banks Clearly Preparing For REO Avalanche

It is not unusual to see foreclosures slow for the holidays, and the this year is no exception. Foreclosure starts were up slightly in Nevada and Washington, but the increases were insignificant given the recent declines in those states due to legislative
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011 2:00 PM

Want A Payroll Tax Cut? Be Prepared For HIGHER Fannie/ Freddie Fees

Democrats and Republicans both support extending the payroll tax cut, and they both agree that the cost of the extension should be offset through changes elsewhere in the budget. The idea coming from the Democrats idea that is to…. pass the expense
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Friday, December 09, 2011 10:14 AM

Report Predicts Drop in Delinquencies Next Year

--> The number of borrowers behind on their mortgage payments is expected to drop sharply by the end of next year, according to a new report released by TransUnion. Mortgage delinquency rates reflect the ratio of borrowers 60 or more days behind on their
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Sunday, November 20, 2011 2:11 PM

Smaller Homes to Grow in Demand, Surveys Suggest

The square feet of new homes is expected to continue its decline in future years. The National Association of Home Builders predicts that U.S. houses will average 2,152 square feet in 2015, which will be down 10 percent compared to last year. Smaller
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011 11:52 AM

Underwater Borrowers Hold Back Sales

Declines in home values have pushed a high number of home owners to be “underwater,” in which borrowers owe more on their properties than they are current worth, and it’s hampering home sales, according to new data by CoreLogic. About
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Sunday, July 10, 2011 8:09 PM

Fastest Way to Sell a Home? Underprice By 10%

Home sellers probably won’t be too happy, but housing experts in an article at CNNMoney say that underpricing a home by 10 percent may help it sell faster. And while sellers may lose out on thousands from the sale, they likely will avoid months
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Sunday, July 10, 2011 8:07 PM

Second Chance for Owners Who Lost Homes

More than 2 million home owners who were foreclosed on or were in the process of a foreclosure during 2009 or 2010 can now ask for a review of their case, banking regulators announced this week. The move is to help identify home owners who may have been
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Sunday, May 29, 2011 12:44 PM

Affordability Reaches Highest Level in 20 Years

Homes are more affordable to more families, according to the latest index for the first quarter of 2011 that shows affordability reaching its highest level in more than 20 years. Nearly 75 percent of all new and existing homes sold in the first quarter
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Sunday, May 29, 2011 12:23 PM

Buyers Better Hurry: Rates Reach New Lows

For the sixth straight week, fixed mortgage rates inched down, reaching new lows for 2011. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.60 percent this week while the 15-year mortgage averaged 3.78 percent, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market
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Thursday, April 07, 2011 12:11 PM

Revamped Foreclosure Procedures Coming Soon

The country’s top mortgage servicers have reportedly reached an agreement on changes to their foreclosure procedures. The consent agreement has not yet been made public, but The New York Times was able to get a preview of what the agreement contains
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