As a reminder, Fannie Mae is rolling out new lending guidelines Tuesday, September 1, 2009.
Starting next week, being approved for a home loan could be much more difficult.
The new rules mark the first major underwriting update since April of this year. The changes are mostly geared at fraud...
It’s no wonder that builder confidence is soaring — their inventory of homes for sale is depleting at a furious pace.
For the 4th straight month, New Home Sales gained, posting the best numbers since last September’s meltdown and handily beating economist expectations.
The available supply...
18 of 20 markets tracked by the Case-Shiller Index showed rising home values in June. It’s the 5th consecutive month with strong numbers and the best showing for the benchmark housing index since home values began deflating in 2006.
Some would argue it’s a sign that housing has finally bottomed...
The housing market continues to surprise. Last week, the latest good news came in the form of the monthly Existing Home Sales report.
An “existing home” is a home sold by an existing owner as opposed to a developer. It’s non-new construction property.
The data on Existing Home...
Mortgage markets finished the week unchanged last week but don’t let that make you think the markets were flat. It was a bumpy five days and rates were volatile.
Friday was the worst day of the week by far.
An all-day deterioration, sparked by better-than-expected housing data, caused mortgage...
