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Markets closed on Friday with a government shutdown still in limbo. Ostensibly, that meant the reaction in stocks and bonds wouldn't be fully seen until this morning. Indeed, there was a reaction, and for all the fuss made over the shutdo...
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MBS Commentary
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Markets closed on Friday with a government shutdown still in limbo. Ostensibly, that meant the reaction in stocks and bonds wouldn't be fully seen until this morning. Indeed, there was a reaction, and for all the fuss made over the shutdo... (read more) |
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Rob Chrisman
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If you want to read up on the latest Fannie lawsuit, here’s one dealing with a stripper hired into Fannie’s IT group but with unusual manager expectations . If you want to live in affordable beach town, stay away from California. Per this... (read more) |
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Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage rates remained at 9-month highs today, with most lenders in worse shape than yesterday. In the morning, the sky hadn't yet fallen, the average lender was right in line with yesterday's 9-month highs, but at least we weren't any worse off tha... (read more) |
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Housing News
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The bidding wars are back . With home prices and sales back to or above pre-crisis levels and the inventory of available homes at records lows, CoreLogic's Shu Chen says that a large and increasing share of homes sold at or above their listing prices... (read more) |
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Housing News
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Bloomberg News is reporting on a proposal from Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Melvin Watt regarding the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs). The two former companies, which have been in conservatorship under FHFA since 200... (read more) |
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MBS Commentary
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Today's sell-off brought 10yr yields to their highest levels since the middle of 2014 (when they were on their way down following the taper tantrum. With this, bonds have weakened substantially for each of the past 3 weeks. That's... (read more) |
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