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| Bond Market in Holiday Mode | ||
| 12/19/2025 3:33 PM | ||
| Bond Market in Holiday Mode Holiday mode is impossible to clearly define when it comes to its impact on the bond market. We know it when we see it, and we saw it today. Bonds paid no attention to econ data no matter how much it may seem that the 10am Consumer Sentiment numbers had an impact. Movement was mi...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Just Off 2-Week Lows | ||
| 12/19/2025 3:09 PM | ||
| It ended up being a fairly uneventful day for mortgage rates despite scattered speculation about the impact of foreign monetary policy decisions. The average lender nudged just a hair higher, resulting in the 2nd lowest reading of the week. Apart from yesterday, the last day with lower rates was more than 2 weeks ago on December 4th. The coming we...Read More | ||
| Highest Existing Home Sales in 8 Months But Don"t Get Excited | ||
| 12/19/2025 12:55 PM | ||
| Existing-home sales extended their recent stabilization in November, rising 0.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.13 million , according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). This is the 3rd straight increase and annualized sales are at their highest level in 8 months. The catch is that--much like several other housing metrics--...Read More | ||
| Three Straight Months of Improvement in Builder Confidence, But There"s a Catch | ||
| 12/19/2025 12:39 PM | ||
| The December National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) edged up one point to 39. This is the 3rd straight month of improvement in the index--a development that could be confused for something encouraging. But the reality is that builder confidence is merely drifting along just barely above the lowest ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Apps Still Strong vs Last Year, But Down Slightly Last Week | ||
| 12/19/2025 12:33 PM | ||
| Seasonally adjusted mortgage application activity declined 3.8% last week, according to MBA’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 12. Unadjusted applications fell 5% from the prior week, reflecting a typical seasonal slowdown as the year draws to a close. The Refinance Index slipped 4% from the previous week but remain...Read More | ||
| Credit Review, HELOC, 2nd Products; Freddie and Fannie News; Cap. Markets | ||
| 12/19/2025 10:45 AM | ||
| Lender and Broker Services, Products, and Software Newrez Wholesale has enhanced its partner protection program with Newrez Broker Protect, delivering broader and longer coverage for approved partners. Starting January 1, 2026, all approved broker partners receive 18 months of solicitation protection on funded Agency and Government loans. RezClub...Read More | ||
| Slightly Weaker. No, It"s Not Japan | ||
| 12/19/2025 9:12 AM | ||
| There was a fair amount of momentum among financial news sources regarding the potential significance of last night"s Bank of Japan (BOJ) announcement to the U.S. bond market. While it was clearly relevant for Japan, it"s hard to make the case that it had any impact on overnight Treasury trading. It"s always worth remembering that Japan"s big...Read More | ||
| Limited Follow-Through After Shockingly Big Miss | ||
| 12/18/2025 3:53 PM | ||
| Limited Follow-Through After Shockingly Big Miss If you told the average trader that today"s core CPI would come in at 2.6% vs 3.0% year over year, they would have expected a much bigger reaction than we saw today. Ironically, the size of the miss may be one of those reasons. It"s so far outside the realm o...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Near Lowest Levels Since October | ||
| 12/18/2025 2:44 PM | ||
| Officially, there were 2 days at the end of November where the average lender"s 30yr fixed rates were just a hair lower (0.02% difference). Otherwise, today"s rates would be the lowest since late October. The improvement follows this morning"s release of November"s Consumer Price Index (CPI). Inflation was so far below expectations that it r...Read More | ||
| Jumbo, Hedging, HELOC, Custom Newsletter Products; STRATMOR the UWM/TWO Deal | ||
| 12/18/2025 10:51 AM | ||
| Lender and Broker Services, Products, and Software “The federal quality control standards under Dodd Frank for automated valuation models (AVMs) require valuation professionals to provide greater transparency in how AVMs determine credible, consistent, and objective property values. That’s why it’s important (and required) to regularly test, moni...Read More | ||
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| November home sales struggle as supply stalls | ||
| 12/19/2025 10:39 AM | ||
| Existing home sales edged slightly higher as prices continued to rise and supply dropped. The higher end of the market is performing better...Read More | ||
| Mortgage rates move higher after the Fed rate cut, causing loan demand to drop | ||
| 12/17/2025 10:56 AM | ||
| Mortgage rates moved higher after the Fed cut interest rates last week. That caused demand to drop for both home buying and refinancing...Read More | ||
| Why this billionaire real estate developer is waving a red flag over data centers | ||
| 12/17/2025 8:31 AM | ||
| While big players such as Blackstone, KKR and Bain Capital are buying in, Fernando de Leon, founder of Leon Capital Group, said he is sitting out. ...Read More | ||
| Zillow shares are getting crushed. Here's why | ||
| 12/15/2025 4:49 PM | ||
| Zillow shares fell more than 11% on Monday as investors grew concerned that Google could be testing real estate listings on its search page...Read More | ||
| Homeowners are losing thousands in equity thanks to weakening prices | ||
| 12/12/2025 10:46 AM | ||
| Weaker prices mean homeowners are starting to lose equity after several years of huge gains...Read More | ||
| Home prices go negative for the first time in over 2 years — and may stay that way for a while | ||
| 12/11/2025 11:47 AM | ||
| Home prices have not gone negative since mid-2023, a year after the Federal Reserve first brought rates up from zero, and mortgage rates moved sharply higher...Read More | ||
| Esusu, platform for renters to build credit scores, valued at $1.2 billion in new funding round | ||
| 12/11/2025 7:39 AM | ||
| Esusu raises $50 million at a $1.2 billion valuation as it helps more renters build credit scores and gain access to mortgages and other financial products...Read More | ||
| What December's Fed rate cut means for your mortgage, credit card, auto loan, student debt and savings | ||
| 12/10/2025 2:07 PM | ||
| From credit cards and car loans to mortgage rates, student loans and savings accounts, here"s a look at the ways a Fed rate cut could affect your finances...Read More | ||
| Walmart and Alquist strike landmark deal, jump-starting 3D-printed commercial real estate | ||
| 12/10/2025 8:58 AM | ||
| The new technology has started to grow in the homebuilding market, but has been far slower in commercial construction...Read More | ||
| Refinance demand for FHA loans jumps 24%, as homeowners seek the most savings they can | ||
| 12/10/2025 6:52 AM | ||
| Current homeowners are turning to government FHA loans, which offer lower interest rates, to find savings, as conventional rates turn higher....Read More | ||
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