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| Data-Driven Sell-Off Dominates The Day. No Jobs Report on Friday | ||
| 2/2/2026 3:14 PM | ||
| Data-Driven Sell-Off Dominates The Day. No Jobs Report on Friday Very little changed after this morning"s commentary. At the time, we were watching bonds sell-off somewhat sharply in response to an exceptionally strong ISM Manufacturing report. As is often the case with data-driven selling sprees, the worst...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Only Modestly Higher Despite Bond Market Weakness | ||
| 2/2/2026 2:35 PM | ||
| Weakness in the bond market generally means higher mortgage rates. Today was no exception. A key economic report on the manufacturing sector was much stronger than expected. Bonds lost ground as a result and mortgage lenders were forced to set rates higher than Friday"s latest levels. But the caveat is that the average lender was only marginally h...Read More | ||
| Mgt. Review, BBYS, Digital HELOC, Non-QM Products; Opinions on Credit Fixes; IMB Underway | ||
| 2/2/2026 10:54 AM | ||
| There are lots of rumors about more M&A. For example, Maxwell, a POS and mortgage origination services company, being acquired by Place, a real estate tech platform and real estate brokerage company. Place (with its Mortgage Calculator App) is rumored to be heavily involved (owns?) Envoy Mortgage. Word in the hallways that Place, and others, wi...Read More | ||
| Big Beat in ISM Manufacturing. Bonds Aren"t Thrilled | ||
| 2/2/2026 9:19 AM | ||
| Some would say there were warning signs, such as last week"s Chicago PMI surging to the 2nd highest level since 2022, but that was generally dismissed as a noisy outlier in a data set that is volatility-prone. In this case, however, Chicago PMI was prescient. Today"s ISM Manufacturing data surged to the highest level since 2022, both in terms of th...Read More | ||
| Volatility Eludes Bonds | ||
| 1/30/2026 3:36 PM | ||
| Volatility Eludes Bonds Bonds saw some steady selling pressure earlier in the week, but with the total damage amounting to an average of 2bps per day in 10yr yields, it was anything but volatile. The past 2 trading sessions had more noticeable ups and downs, but they played out in an even narrower range. Fr...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Sidestep Into The Weekend | ||
| 1/30/2026 3:10 PM | ||
| While there was certainly plenty of volatility elsewhere in the financial market this week, there was almost none to be found in mortgage rates. Wed, Thu, and Fri all recorded the exact same level in MND"s 30yr fixed rate index--something that only happens a few times every year. Rates are based on bonds and bonds are waiting for more serious insp...Read More | ||
| November Was Best Month of Home Price Appreciation in More Than a Year | ||
| 1/30/2026 1:09 PM | ||
| Both the FHFA and the S&P/Cotality Case-Shiller home price indices released November data this week, and the combined message is that home price appreciation continues doing better than it had been in the middle of 2025. FHFA’s seasonally adjusted House Price Index paints clearest picture with seasonally adjusted home prices up 0.6% month-o...Read More | ||
| Logical Pull-Back in Mortgage Apps as Rates Rebound | ||
| 1/30/2026 12:59 PM | ||
| Mortgage application activity retreated a bit last week following two weeks of unusually strong volume, although holiday timing played a meaningful role in the weekly comparison. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported that applications fell 8.5% for the week ending January 23, giving back a portion of the recent surge. The Market Compos...Read More | ||
| Verification, Licensing Tools; Correspondent News; Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh | ||
| 1/30/2026 10:59 AM | ||
| There’s a lot of sensible thinking going on out there in our biz. Yesterday in the Thought Leadership section, attorney Mitch Kider addressed the “Rule of Law” and what he believes is important to the industry. In a new article featured in Chrisman Commentary"s Thought Leadership, David Spector challenges the rate-centric view of housing affordabil...Read More | ||
| Why Don"t Bonds Care About The Massive Miss in PPI? | ||
| 1/30/2026 9:03 AM | ||
| PPI... The Producer Price Index. It sounds a lot like CPI because both are published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and they share lots of methodology and structure. Given that CPI has been responsible for some of the biggest bond market reactions, you"d be well within your rights to expect a big sell-off after seeing something like Core PPI com...Read More | ||
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| Housing affordability isn't just hurting buyers: More homeowners are falling behind on their mortgages | ||
| 2/2/2026 11:27 AM | ||
| While the overall share of delinquencies among all mortgages remains small, the growth is occurring faster than late payments for other types of consumer loans...Read More | ||
| As American retail store anchors fade, private clubs are taking over more commercial real estate | ||
| 2/2/2026 2:09 PM | ||
| Affluent consumers are key to retail centers as the K-shaped economy hits lower-end shoppers hard, and that"s leading the private club concept to more cities....Read More | ||
| Apartment rents just dropped to the lowest level in 4 years | ||
| 1/29/2026 12:45 PM | ||
| Apartment rents are falling sharply due to weaker economic conditions and growing job losses....Read More | ||
| Fed holds interest rates steady: What that means for mortgages, credit cards and loans | ||
| 1/28/2026 1:03 PM | ||
| From mortgage rates and auto loans to credit cards and savings accounts, here"s a look at how the January Fed decision could affect your finances...Read More | ||
| Mortgage demand drops 8.5%, as interest rates swell to the highest level in 3 weeks | ||
| 1/28/2026 8:06 AM | ||
| Mortgage rates rose last week, causing a large drop in demand for refinances. Homebuyer demand was essentially flat...Read More | ||
| Homebuyers are backing out of deals at the fastest pace in nearly a decade | ||
| 1/27/2026 2:28 PM | ||
| More than 16% of signed contracts on homes in December were canceled, as consumers face continued uncertainty in the economy and rising inventory...Read More | ||
| New AI tool from Fundrise brings high-level CRE analysis to the public | ||
| 1/27/2026 8:20 AM | ||
| Fundrise"s co-founder and CEO, Ben Miller, says the new tool goes far beyond what more generalized AI, like ChatGPT, can offer....Read More | ||
| Trump's 'not a huge fan' of using 401(k) money to buy a home. Financial advisors aren't, either | ||
| 1/27/2026 7:57 AM | ||
| President Donald Trump said he"s not in favor of using 401(k) money to buy houses, despite one of his top economic advisors saying such a plan was in the works...Read More | ||
| Fed is likely to hold interest rates steady, resisting Trump pressure. Here’s what that means for borrowers | ||
| 1/26/2026 1:51 PM | ||
| From mortgage rates to auto loans and credit cards, here’s a look at how the upcoming January Fed decision may affect your finances...Read More | ||
| Why a niche category of CRE lending is suddenly seeing record deals | ||
| 1/23/2026 7:18 AM | ||
| C-PACE stands for commercial property assessed clean energy and is a type of financing that differs from a traditional bank loan. It"s seeing explosive growth....Read More | ||
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