The Texas Association of Realtors (TAR) released its Midyear Review Report on Friday, which boasted an increase in home values, home sales volume, and listing activing. The report ...
Read More »A Good Day for Treasuries
Treasury yields are commonly linked to mortgage interest rates, and Friday saw a drop in yields for the 10-year, 30-year, and 2-year bonds in anticipation of speeches given by Esther George, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and Patrick Harker, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Read More »President of Cleveland Fed Issues Warning on Rate Hikes
Loretta Mester, President of the Cleveland Federal Reserve, issued a statement on her thoughts on current monetary policy, the economic outlook, and words of wisdom concerning the Fed’s approach to raising interest rates.
Read More »Equifax: In the Dog House
As the aftermath of Equifax's data breach is in full effect, the credit reporting company is quickly facing investigations. ClassAction.com has already filed a lawsuit on behalf of ...
Read More »143 Million Consumers Affected in Security Breach
Approximately 143 million U.S. consumers’ names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and in some cases, driver’s license numbers were exposed Thursday due to a Equifax cyber security incident.
Read More »Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Down
According to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) released by Freddie Mac, rates on both 30-year and 15-year mortgages are down from one week ago, and for the ...
Read More »Housing Market: Confidence is Key
Consumers are becoming more confident in the housing market according to Fannie Mae’s August Home Purchase Sentiment Index. But what aspects of the market are causing the increase?
Read More »FEMA Funds in Jeopardy
As damages from Hurricane Harvey are still looming, the threat of two more tropical storms is leaving some concerned FEMA could run out of funding.
Read More »Frank Nothaft: The Impact of Harvey
CoreLogic Chief Economist Frank Nothaft talks about Hurricane Harvey from an economist’s perspective, covering everything from damage estimates to a reconstruction timeline in this Video Spotlight.
Read More »Nonbanks: Taking Over Origination
Recent data reveals that nonbanks originated 60 percent of new mortgages this year. Find out what policymakers need to know about the dominating originators.
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