President’s Club

Why You Shouldn’t Put Too Much Faith In October’s Case-Shiller Index

The Case-Shiller Index posted awful numbers in its most recent reading. Each of the index’s 20 tracked markets showed home price deterioration between September’s and October’s respective report. Some markets fell as much as 2.9 [...]

Housing And Mortgage Predictions For 2011

With 2010 coming to a close, the “experts” are out in full force, making predictions for next year’s housing and mortgage markets on business television and in the [...]

New Home Sales Rise In November; Hint At Strong Winter 2011

Like most housing data from November, the most recent New Home Sales report showed sales volume increasing last month, and home supplies [...]

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : December 27, 2010

Mortgage markets worsened again last week as the holiday-shortened sessions did little to buck recent [...]

Home Inventory Dwindles Into The New Year

Existing Home Sales jumped another 6 percent in November, the report’s third month of improvement since bottoming in July. [...]

Housing Starts Rise In November, But With A High Margin Of Error

The number of single-family Housing Starts increased in November, adding 30,000 units as compared to [...]

Foreclosure Activity Plunges (But With An Asterisk)

November marked the first time since February 2009 that the number of monthly foreclosures filings failed to surpass 300,000 [...]

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : December 20, 2010

Mortgage markets worsened again last week as belief in a U.S. recovery and concerns for inflation took hold on Wall Street. Conforming mortgage rates rose for the 6th straight [...]

Why Builder Confidence Surveys Matter To Buyers Of New Homes

Despite an unfavorable HMI reading, home builders might still less willing to “make a deal”; holding out for a better [...]

Simple Real Estate Definitions : Loan-Level Pricing Adjustments

Loan-level pricing adjustments are mandatory loan fees based on a borrower’s specific default [...]