Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Case-Shiller Home Prices Up, Ownership Rate Lower

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The Mortgage Corner Home prices have stabilized for a while, after the 2013 double-digit price surge brought on by the Fed’s various QE bo...
Thursday, July 23, 2015

Will Fannie and Freddie’s Investors Finally Succeed?

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Financial FAQs It is welcome news for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac investors that Judge Margaret Sweeney in the Federal Claims Court in Was...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Existing-Home Sales at 8-Year High

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The Mortgage Corner It had to happen.  Why did June existing-home sales jump to an 8-year high? Fewer foreclosures is the short answer, he...
Saturday, July 18, 2015

Housing Starts, Builder Optimism at Recovery Highs

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The Mortgage Corner Privately-owned housing starts in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,174,000 . This is 9.8 percent ab...
Thursday, July 16, 2015

Iran Agreement Means Low Inflation, Higher Growth

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Financial FAQs Although economists haven’t yet begun to crunch the numbers, Iran’s agreement not to produce atomic weapons or weapon-grad...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Three % Plus YoY Economic Growth Is Here

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Popular Economics Weekly We are finally back to 3 percent plus GDP growth on an annual basis. And it is largely fueled by consumer spendin...
Monday, July 13, 2015

Home Prices Increase With Jobs

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The Mortgage Corner The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index is the bell weather for real estate and home prices these days. It not only ...