Following three months of gains, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) informs MHProNews the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) for June slipped 1.1 percent to 102.7 from 103.8 in May, and is 7.3 percent below June 2013. The average remains above 100, which is considered an average level of activity, […]
Pending Home Sales Drift Slightly in June Read More
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) tells MHProNews data from the U. S. Census Bureau and the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reports the sale of newly-built single-family homes dropped 8.1 percent to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 405,000 in June. In addition, sales
Newly-built Single-family Homes Sales Drops Read More
Jacksonville, Fla.-based analytics firm Black Knight Financial Services reports foreclosure inventory fell to its lowest level in six years in June, dropping 36 percent from a year earlier to 951,000 properties, according to nationalmortgagenews.com. Marking its 26th consecutive month of declines, foreclosure starts numbered 88,300 in June, a drop of
Foreclosure Inventory and Delinquency Rate Fall from Year Ago Read More
Sales of previously-owned homes rose 2.6 percent in June to a 5.04 million annual rate, an eight-month high, according to figures released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). More listings cooled prices as they advanced to their slowest rate since March 2012, as inventories increased to a nearly two-month
Existing Home Sales Rise in June Read More
Freddie Mac’s Multi-Indicator Market Index (MiMi) dipped .06 points to -2.59 last month, indicating a flat housing market, although on the year the housing market has improved by .86 points, according to housingwire.com. The all-time low was -4.42 in Nov. 2010, MHProNews has learned. Other housing market indicators are more
Despite Cautionary Data, Housing Market Improves Modestly Read More
According to nationalmortgagenews.com, Wells Fargo executives welcome the effort by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director (FHFA) Mel Watt to expand mortgage credit availability, but caution that capturing the lower-credit quality homebuyer is not likely to increase the size of the mortgage market nor impact earnings of mortgage originators. The nation’s
Wells Fargo Reports Growth in Originations Read More
Fitch Ratings expects the housing market to continue growing this year and become much stronger in 2015, according to housingwire.com. Fitch forecasts single-family housing starts to grow 9.5 percent the remainder of the year to 677,000, and new home sales to advance eight percent to 465,000 while home volume will
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Writing in nationalmortgagenews.com, Lynn Effinger states evidence is mounting we are sliding back into another housing downturn. He says the shadow inventory of foreclosures which have not been released into the marketplace is artificially inflating home values. He notes the rise in institutional investors buying up bank-owned properties and making
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Affordable housing activists are concerned the purchase by investors of many distressed and low-cost homes will lead to rental prices too high for the low-income community in many urban areas to afford while the owners are part of an absentee corporate structure, according to a report noted in housingwire.com. “While
Report: Investor-owned rentals not Conducive to Affordable Housing Read More
Single and multifamily housing starts plummeted 29.6 percent in the South, the nation’s largest region, for June, according to figures released by the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Census Bureau, bringing down the national average to minus 9.3 percent. The other three regions of the country
Housing Starts and Building Permits Decline in June Read More
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Market Composite Index (MCI), mortgage loan application volume fell 3.6 percent on a seasonally-adjusted basis for the week ending July 11, 2014 compared to the previous week. On an unadjusted basis the MCI rose 20 percent from the previous week, as the worldpropertychannel.com
Loan Apps fall Following July 4 Holiday Read More
MHProNews has learned the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) rose four points to 53 in July, indicating more single-family home builders than not have confidence in sales prospects. This survey, having been conducted by NAHB for 30 years, gauges builder perceptions of current prospects,
Single-family Home Builder Expectations Rise Read More
According to what Benzinga.com tells MHProNews.com, of the ten worst performing industries for July 15, 2014, manufactured housing (MH) was number two, with a -2.13 percent loss by 11 AM eastern time. Toy and hobby stores were number one at -2.83 percent. Ranked third was drug-related products which came in
Bad Day for Manufactured Housing Read More
The National Low Income Housing Coalition suggests modifying the 100+ year-old mortgage interest deduction (MID), and instead of eliminating it, cut the maximum mortgage amount that can have interest deducted from it from $1 million to $500,000 and use the savings to support affordable housing, especially for the homeless. Rep.
End Homelessness by Modifying the Mortgage Interest Deduction? Read More
Once the Federal Reserve began tapering its purchase of Treasury bonds last December, analysts expected mortgage rates to begin rising, but as CNNMoney reports, they have fallen to 4.12 percent for a 30-year fixed-rate loan this week, the lowest since Oct. of 2013. The rate on 15-year loans remained unchanged
Mortgage Rates Fall to Nearly Four Percent Read More
The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors (GLVAR) reports 34.7 percent of all existing local homes sold in June were purchased with cash, a drop from 40.2 percent in May, and a considerable decline from the Feb. 2013 peak of 59.5 percent. It has not been that low since July
Las Vegas Housing Market Stabilizing Read More
Although construction spending grew insignificantly in May—a mere 0.1 percent—and private residential spending fell 1.5 percent for the same month, following an increase of 0.5 percent the previous month, analysts speculate that residential construction will rebound in the coming months, making the overall market for homes more competitive, according to
Existing Home Sellers may be Surprised Read More
Christine Romans of CNNMoney reports almost half of residential real estate deals in the first quarter of 2014 were “swaggering cash buyers, investors from overseas, private equity funds, wealthy individuals,” who comprised a record high 42.7 percent of the purchases. First-time homebuyers were not a significant part of the housing
Home Cash Buyers Big in Q1; Housing Market a “Crapshoot” Read More
According to etfdailynews.com, Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO of DoubleLine Capital, said at the Sohn Investment Conference, “Single-family housing is overrated. Renting is more appealing across all age groups, all parts of the U.S., city, suburb, small town and rural.” Investor Bill Miller of Legg Mason disagreed, saying housing affordability and low
Sam Zell: With Home Sales Skittish, Multifamily Rental is Good Investment Read More
MHProNews has learned from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) that statistics obtained from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reveal manufactured housing production grew to 5,733 HUD Code homes in May, a two percent increase over the 5,622 produced in May of 2013.
HUD Code Production Continues to Grow Monthly Read More
