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MMG Weekly: Report Card in for 2016 Housing, GDP

Last Week in Review "Turn this house into a home." Luther Vandross. Existing Home Sales and New Home Sales followed a similar path downward in December. But the latest housing reports still had good news to share. Existing Home Sales closed out 2016 as the best year in a decade, though December's numbers were bel

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Purchase Apps Surge, Driven by Jumbos

Purchase mortgage application activity picked up significantly during the week ended November 18.  The Mortgage Bankers Association said its Market Composite Index, a measure of application volume, increased 5.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the week ended November 11 and was up 3.0 percen

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FHFA Announces Increase in Maximum Conforming Loan Limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2017

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that the maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2017 will increase. In most of the country, the 2017 maximum loan limit for one-unit properties will be $424,100, an increase

Last Week in Review

Last Week in Review: Consumers pull back on retail spending, while home loan rates hit their lowest levels of the year. Forecast for the Week: Housing and manufacturing will fight for a headline in the midst of geopolitical events. View: Activate those brain cells when you have 30 minutes.   "I like spending

Falling Demand, Competition, Push Lenders Toward Easing Standards

As home buying affordability has declined, it has indirectly moved lenders' apparent willingness to loosen credit standards in the opposite direction.  Fannie Mae says its second quarter Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey shows the net share of lenders reporting they have eased credit standards over the p

Perceived Sellers’ Market Could Lead to Inventory Gains

Is there relief in sight for those oft cited, much maligned tight housing inventories?  The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) sees a glimmer of hope in the responses it received to a recent survey. The Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) survey for the second quar

7-Year ARM Rates Best For Modern Homeowners

Many Homeowners Skip Over 7 Year ARM Rates If you're looking for a house but expect to be in it only for a limited time, you might pay more with a standard 30-year fixed mortgage than you require to. A 7-year adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) could lower your monthly expenses and give you options down the road.

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