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The housing industry has been looking for a slowdown in home price growth for several years, but quite the contrary has occurred. Black Knight Financial Services, in its current edition of its Mortgage Monitor , notes that the 1.3 percent monthly increase in its Home Price Index (HPI) in March was the highest in nearly four years, and that was followed by a 1.2 percent gain in April. Through the first four months of the year, prices were up 3.6 percent compared to 2.9 percent over the same period in 2016. When viewed on an annual basis, the increase is 60 basis points higher than the rate in December 2016. The year-to-date pace is the highest since 2013's gain of 4.1 percent. The trend is widespread. Prices have risen so far this year in every state but Maine and West Virginia and four, Washington
Rob Chrisman
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Fannie/Freddie, Both Conforming and Conventional News In Freddie Mac news, "To ensure we continue to provide responsible financing options, we will change our requirements for Home Possible Mortgages , including Home Possible Advantage Mortgages. Gif... (read more)
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Housing News
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The housing industry has been looking for a slowdown in home price growth for several years, but quite the contrary has occurred. Black Knight Financial Services, in its current edition of its Mortgage Monitor , notes that the 1.3 percent monthly inc... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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This week's economic calendar is fairly light, with no top tier reports until Thursday (Producer Prices) and Friday (CPI/Retail Sales). For what it's worth, the Producer Price Index (PPI) typically isn't a major market mover, but I've lumped it... (read more)
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Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage rates didn't move much higher today for most lenders. While that absence of additional weakness is "nice," the net effect is that rates remain in line with their worst levels since early April. Technically, there was a day or two in early Ma... (read more)
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Housing News
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced final updates to it "Know Before You Owe" mortgage disclosure rule which went into effect on October 3, 2015. The changes are intended to formalize guidance on the rule and provide greater... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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NFP Friday is an institution for financial markets and especially the bond market. No other piece of monthly economic consistently has as big of an impact. Sure, there are occasions when we're not expecting jobs numbers to rock the boat... (read more)
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