Outlook 2011, Economy and Markets: LPL Sees Tepid Growth, Range-Bound Stocks | Advisor One

Outlook 2011, Economy and Markets: LPL Sees Tepid Growth, Range-Bound Stocks | Advisor One. “Bound by economic and fiscal forces that will restrain growth, but not reverse it, we believe the markets will provide modest single-digit rates of return,” the LPL authors...

Does Fannie Mae Own Your Mortgage? Loan Lookup Tool

Does Fannie Mae Own Your Mortgage? Loan Lookup...

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : December 20, 2010

Mortgage markets worsened again last week as belief in a U.S. recovery and concerns for inflation took hold on Wall Street.  Conforming mortgage rates rose in Washington for the 6th straight week. According to Freddie Mac‘s weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the average 30-year fixed rate...

Why Builder Confidence Surveys Matter To Buyers Of New Homes

Home builder confidence is holding firm this month, according to the National Association of Home Builders. The group’s monthly Housing Market Index survey posted 16 for December. That’s the same value as from November. It’s also equal to this 2010′s average HMI reading. HMI is...

Simple Real Estate Definitions : Loan-Level Pricing Adjustments

Loan-level pricing adjustments are mandatory loan fees based on a borrower’s specific default risk. First introduced in 2008, LLPAs were Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s logical response to massive balance sheet losses. At the time, the housing market was deteriorating and mortgage...