Will the U.S. employment outlook continue its improvement from December, and will that affect the housing market?
Read More »The Week Ahead: Home Price Gains Creates Wealth for Homeowners
Compared to August, September’s home prices nationally were up about 1 percent. CoreLogic expects October’s prices to inch upwards by 0.3 percent.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Prices for GSE Guaranteed Homes Rise Higher
Nationally, prices for homes guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rose in August. Which geographic regions experienced greater increases than the national average?
Read More »The Week Ahead: What’s in Store for the GSEs’ Earnings?
Both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are set to release their Q3 earnings this week. What will these earnings reveal about the progress of the GSEs?
Read More »The Week Ahead: Bank of America Reports Earnings
Bank of America showed a drop in mortgage income as well as a substantial drop in overall profits despite mortgage production increasing in Q2. What will mortgage earnings for Q3 hold?
Read More »The Week Ahead: Is Home Price Appreciation Slowing?
New single-family home sales took a notable upturn in July, with the month becoming the best month for new sales since 2007, according to HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Read More »The Week Ahead: All Eyes Watching the Jobs Report
Will the upcoming Employment Situation report be the last piece of the puzzle the Fed needs in determining whether to increase the federal funds target rate in September?
Read More »The Week Ahead: Will Home Price Appreciation Fall Further?
According to the last FHFA Home Price Index (HPI) report for May 2016, price appreciation slipped to a rate of 5.6 percent. What will the rate look like for this month's HPI?
Read More »The Week Ahead: Sizing Up the GSEs’ Financial State
During the first quarter of 2016 Freddie Mac reported a net loss of $354 million while Fannie Mae reported a net income of $1.1 billion for Q1 and a positive net worth of $2.1 billion.
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