Mortgage Industry News
FHFA to Establish Mortgage Fraud Tip Line
“There is no room for fraud in our mortgage markets. None,” said FHFA Director Bill Pulte. Continue Reading FHFA to Establish Mortgage Fraud Tip Line
360training.com Acquires My Mortgage Trainer
360training.com Inc., an online provider of regulatory-approved training and compliance solutions, has acquired My Mortgage Trainer, an NMLS-approved provider of mortgage education and compliance training. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The...
Mortgage Rates Slide to Just Under 7%
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.99% as of June 6. Continue Reading Mortgage Rates Slide to Just Under 7%
Q1 Mortgage Lending at Lowest Level Since 2000
Lenders issued $405.6 billion worth of residential mortgages in the first quarter. Continue Reading Q1 Mortgage Lending at Lowest Level Since 2000
Mortgage Application Activity Continues to Drag
The Market Composite Index was down by 5.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis. Continue Reading Mortgage Application Activity Continues to Drag
Both Multifamily and Single-Family Production Enjoy Double-Digit Gains in the U.S.
Source: The World Property Journal --- According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau, single-family and multifamily housing production accelerated in November, due to strong demand for new construction. Overall housing...
Mortgage rates tick up but remain low in final days of 2021
Source: ABC News --- SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates moved slightly higher in the final week of 2021. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark, 30-year home loan ticked up to 3.11% this week from...
Omicron variant drives decrease in mortgage rates: Freddie Mac
Source: Fox Business --- Mortgage interest rates dropped after the COVID-19 omicron variant began spreading across the U.S., according to the latest data from Freddie Mac. "Market volatility" caused the 30-year mortgage to drop seven percentage points – to 3.05% APR...
2022 Predictions: Real Estate Bubbles And More SPACs?
Source: Forbes --- At long last, 2021 is drawing to a close, and the new year is right around the corner. This past year brought a return to stadiums for college football and a new era of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals, the delta and omicron variants, surging...
Real estate shock or a big nothing? Experts debate what rising mortgage rates will mean for the 2022 housing market
Source: Fortune --- Federal Reserve officials were confident through the summer that spiking prices would reverse as the economy worked through supply and demand shocks caused by the pandemic. But that "transitory" narrative has been all but abandoned this month...
From real estate to inflation, here’s what to expect from the economy in 2022
Source: NBC News --- After a second consecutive year in which the word “unprecedented” did more than its fair share of narrative heavy lifting, economists are looking ahead to 2022 with a sense of wariness: Sharply escalating prices and the uncertain severity of the...
The housing market was on a wild ride this year. Here’s what to expect in 2022
Source: KSL.com --- NEW YORK — The U.S. housing market has had a white-hot year. Home sales are on track to reach the highest level in 15 years, with an estimated 6 million homes sold in 2021. But whether you benefited from this surge depended a lot on if you...
Let’s Move In Together (And You Can Help Me Pay My Mortgage)
Source: Bloomberg --- First comes love and then comes ... a frank discussion about the realities of moving in together. There’s one question that comes up a lot among couples and is bound to be even more commonplace in a hot housing market: What happens when you’re...
Millennials And Housing, Part 4: Mind The Gap: Intergenerational Housing Wars
Source: Forbes --- Our study on U.S. Millennials and their difficult path to home ownership has spotlighted the role family and older generations play in hindering—but also helping—25 to 40-year-olds in their quest to buy a home. Discussion of this issue requires both...
Should You Hire a Mortgage Broker or Do It Yourself?
Source: Go Banking Rates --- When you’re ready to buy a home, you may wonder if you should try to shop for a mortgage on your own or reach out to mortgage broker for help. A mortgage broker can be very helpful in the process, especially for people who are...
