MBS RECAP: How To Win Friends By Humiliating Them Publicly
By Matthew Graham Posted To: MBS Commentary Everyone likes an intellectual bully, right? Well, not really, but everyone likes the person that knows what’s up…
Day: February 8, 2018
Mortgage Rates Higher Still; Intraday Volatility Increasing
By Matthew Graham Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch Mortgage rates continued higher today, bringing the average 30yr fixed rate to another new multi-year high. That…
Ginnie Mae Gets Tough with Some MBS Lenders
By Radhika Ojha Ginnie Mae, the government-owned corporation that attracts global capital into the housing finance system, has notified a small number of issuers in…
Home Values Hit a Low in Suburban U.S.
By Alison Rich Over the past several years, many homebuyers have traded big-city living for an abode in the ‘burbs. But flash ahead to now,…
Homeowner Value Estimates Continue to Outpace Appraisals by a Widening Spread
By QLAdmin • Quicken Loans’ National HPPI shows appraised values were 1.77% lower than homeowners estimated in March • Home values rose 0.63% nationally in…
Appraisal Values Lag Homeowner Expectations, Quicken Loans Study Shows
By QLAdmin • Quicken Loans’ National HPPI shows appraised values were 1.90% lower than homeowners estimated in April • Home values rose 1.06% nationally in…
Gap Between Home Appraisals and Owner Estimates Widens for Sixth Consecutive Month
By QLAdmin • Quicken Loans’ National HPPI shows appraised values were 1.93% lower than homeowners estimated in May • Home values rose 0.63% nationally in…
Owner Perceptions of Home Values Rise as the Year Ends
By John Gorecki • Quicken Loans’ National HPPI shows appraised values 0.67% lower than homeowners estimated in November • Home values dropped 0.09% nationally in…