According to Zillow Mortgage Marketplace, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage (FRM) rose 17 basis points in the week ending Nov. 12 to 4.44 percent. The rate moved up due to the government’s strong jobs numbers and better-than-expected growth in the gross domestic product (GDP). The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reports …
The latest Zillow Home Price Expectations Survey reveals home values have been rising quickly this year and will end at 6.7 percent over 2012. The next five years will see that rise cool off, falling to 4.3 percent appreciation in 2014 and 3.4 percent by 2018. Zillow Chief Economist Dr. …
A report from government-service enterprise (GSE) Freddie Mac indicates of all the borrowers refinancing Freddie loans in Q3 2013, 37 percent chose shorter loan terms, a five percent increase from the previous quarter and the highest level recorded since 1992. According to housingwire, 32 percent of HARP (Home Affordable Refinancing …
Rafferty Capital’s Dick Bove says the Dodd-Frank Act, which went into effect in 2010, was intended to pave the way for lower income borrowers to obtain mortgages, but large banks are being shut out of that market, once again leaving those of modest means fewer options for borrowing money. He …
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According to zerohedge.com, the uptick in home prices is transitory and more due to the Federal Reserve’s support of the economy than with organic growth or stability of consumers, as the homeownership rate is stuck at an 18-year low at 65.1 percent, and rents rise to an all-time high, increasing …
Following the bursting of the housing bubble, lenders were requiring 20 percent down on loans or else consumers had to go with the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) for a low down-payment loan. Now some banks are offering mortgages for as little as five percent down, according to CNNMoney. The FHA’s …
Following a story MHProNews published Oct. 24, 2013 regarding a pilot project to replace ten aging factory-built homes with new energy efficient manufactured homes in Vermont, realestaterama reports the occupants will see an immediate 70 percent reduction in their energy costs. The new dwellings feature triple pane windows, heat recovery …
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Cavco Industries, Inc. reports net revenue for the second quarter fiscal 2014 totaled $129.8 million, an increase of 17.9 percent over the $110.1 million for the comparable quarter of fiscal 2013. Net income for Q2 fiscal 2014 was $4.7 million, $2.0 million more than in the same quarter a year …
Addressing the Mortgage Banker’s Association’s (MBA) annual convention, Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Tex), stating the Dodd-Frank Act is the real barrier to mortgage finance reform, says it could raise interest rates from one to four percentage points and reduce the number of mortgages by half. HousingWire reports the chairman of the …
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With more than 30 years of experience as a housing scholar and expert in the field of mortgage finance and housing policy, Kent Colton, president of The Colton Housing Group & Senior Scholar at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, will present “Framing the Future of Housing …
While mortgage lending in rural areas expanded last year as did as did overall lending, rural applicants are more likely to be denied and to pay higher interest rates than urban borrowers. While 21 percent of rural applicants were denied a loan last year–some 500,000– the overall rate for the …
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Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Edward DeMarco says he plans to reduce the government service enterprise (GSEs) loan limits which will increase private sector participation in the mortgage market, according to nationalmortgagenews. He also intends to gradually increase the guarantee fees that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac charge lenders. …
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Representative Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), who serves as Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, is garnering support to encourage Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray to postpone implementation of the new mortgage rules set to take effect in Jan. 2014, until …
The national foreclosure inventory continues to fall, decreasing 32 percent since Sept 2012, according to what Lender Processing Services (LPS) tells nationalmortgagenews, with 1.3 million housing units in the foreclosure pre-sale inventory. LPS’ loan-level database covers approximately 70 percent of the market total, MHProNews has learned. While delinquencies have fallen …
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reports last year 2,083 multifamily housing lenders provided $146.1 billion in new loans to apartment buildings with five or more units, representing a 33 percent gain from 2011. The mortgages went to a variety of investors, the biggest dollar volume share, 40 percent, going to …
DJ Pendleton, executive director of the Texas Manufactured Housing Association, says on Oct. 1 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) clarified the rules defining what is considered a mortgage loan originator and what is not. A retail employee can only provide general information about buying a manufactured home. A more …
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Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told members of the Senate Banking Committee failure to raise the debt limit could result in the rise of interest rates, possibly jeopardizing the nascent housing recovery, as well as lead to higher costs on retirement accounts and make it more expensive to buy a car …
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A 100 home site manufactured housing community has been listed for sale in New South Wales, on the south east coast of Australia. Residents of Acacia Ponds Village near Mirambula pay $85 a week for site rent, and it is 83 percent occupied, making it a good investment because of …
Killam Properties, Inc. (TSX:KMP) of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada will present its financial results for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 2013 after the market closes Tue., Nov. 5. A conference call and live webcast will be held the following day, Wed., Nov. 6, at 11 AM EST. The dial-in …
MHProNews has learned provider of commercial real estate and capital market services HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler) has arranged $52 million in financing for Audubon Estates in Alexandria, Virginia. Working on behalf of Hometown America, HFF secured a ten-year, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company. The 701-home site, all-ages manufactured …
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