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U.S. Housing Market is Short by 3.3M Units: Freddie Mac

According to a new research report by Freddie Mac, the U.S. housing market is undersupplied by an estimated 3.3 million units, a shortage that’s rising by roughly 300,000 units annually. So reports Yahoo Finance. Read more...

Mortgage Rates Sink to Lowest in 50-Year History

As coronavirus fears drive down interest rates, borrowing costs for potential homeowners have sunk to their lowest going back nearly half a century. So reports Business Insider. Read more...

Refi Lending Surges, Retention Suffers: Black Knight

Black Knight estimates that there are 11.1 million refi candidates. The firm 30-year mortgage holders with 720+ credit score, 80% max LTV and who can shave at least .75% off their first lien rate as refi candidates. Black Knight bases its analysis off of the Freddie Mac PMMS 30-year average, which came in at 3.45%… Read more...

Mortgage Fraud Risk Falls to New Low: First American

The First American Loan Application Defect Index for January 2020, showed that the frequency of defects, fraudulence and misrepresentation in the information submitted in mortgage loan applications decreased by 3% compared with the previous month. Read more...

Housing Takes Spotlight in Democratic Presidential Race

Democratic presidential candidates have taken up housing policy as a big issue in the 2020 primary campaign. So reports Curbed. Read more...

Weekly Mortgage Applications Rose Ahead of Rate Drop

Mortgage activity was up in the week before rates fell back to multi-year lows amid coronavirus fears. So reports CNBC. Read more...

Housing Market Potential Reaches Two-Year High: First American

First American’s proprietary Potential Home Sales Model for the month of January 2020 shows that potential existing-home sales increased to a 5.36 million seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR), a 1.4 percent month-over-month increase in January. Read more...

Trump Taps Dana Wade to Run FHA As Commissioner

The Trump administration has revealed plans to nominate Dana Wade as Federal Housing Association commissioner. So reports American Banker. Read more...

Housing Starts Dip But Permits Soar Near 13-Year High

Although U.S. housing starts declined in January, a climb in building permits to an almost 13-year peak indicates ongoing health in the housing market. So reports Reuters. Read more...

Mortgage Rates Tick Higher But Stay Far Below a Year Ago

Mortgage rates edged upward for a second consecutive week, according to Freddie Mac data. But, as the Associated Press reports, rates are still historically low, juicing home sales. Read more...

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