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Consumer Confidence About Housing Grows, Still Near Lows

Consumers have become slightly less wary about buying a home, but their confidence levels remain close to historic lows. So reports Realtor.com. Read more...

Bodnar of MMG: Higher for Longer Is Back

"Banking contagion fears erode," says Bill Bodnar of the Mortgage Market Guide (MMG). Hear his take on recent earnings, expected Fed rate hikes and cuts, and technicals and their impact on gains.  Read more...

Bodnar of MMG: A Mixed Bag with a Side of Headline Risk

Bill Bodnar of the Mortgage Market Guide explains why the Jobs Report was a mixed bag and gives a preview of the headline risk in the week ahead.  Read more...

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Update Equitable Housing Plans

The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced updates to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s three-year Equitable Housing Finance Plans. So reports Builder. Read more...

loanDepot Settles with Anthony Hsieh, Expands Board

loanDepot announced a settlement with the direct-to-consumer lender’s founder and largest shareholder, Anthony Hsieh, who is also chairman of the board. So reports Insider. Read more...

Home Prices Rise for the First Time in Eight Months: Black Knight

February brought the first month-over-month gain for U.S. home prices in eight months, according to Black Knight. So reports Mortgage Orb. Read more...

IMBs Just Had Worst Year Since the MBA Has Kept Track

Last year was the worst for independent mortgage banks’ production profits since the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Annual Mortgage Bankers Performance Report began in 2008. Read more...

Pending Home Sales Climb for Third Month in a Row

By one measurement, the volatile housing market has shown signs of possible stabilization. So reports The Real Deal. Read more...

Mortgage Rates Drop for Third Straight Week

U.S. long-term mortgage rates have seen a third consecutive weekly decline as markets adjusted to the impact of bank turmoil on the Federal Reserve’s inflation-fighting efforts. So reports CNN. Read more...

FHFA Widens Use of COVID-19 Payment Deferrals

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has declared that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will make its expanded COVID-19 payment deferrals available to all borrowers facing financial hardship. So reports DSNews. Read more...

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