Fannie Mae, Washington, D.C., said its monthly Home Purchase Sentiment Index fell by 4.1 points in October to 56.7, its eighth consecutive monthly decline and lowest reading since inception of the index in 2011.
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Homebuyers, Sellers Have Plenty of Market Misconceptions
Amid a volatile and rapidly changing housing market, many homebuyers and home sellers have unrealistic expectations about their prospects, according to a Zillow survey of real estate agents.
MISMO Seeks Member Comment on Bids Wanted in Competition Dataset
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry standards organization, seeks public comment on a new Bids Wanted in Competition dataset, which allows mortgage originators and dealers to automate the bidding process for mortgage-backed-securities.
CMBS Delinquency Rate Rises
DBRS Morningstar, New York, said the delinquency rate for loans packaged in commercial mortgage-backed securities rose in September for just the third time since mid-2020.
Homeowner Equity Keeps Rising
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its third-quarter 2022 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, showing 48.5 percent of mortgaged residential properties in the United States were considered equity-rich in the third quarter, up from 48.1 percent in the second quarter and 39.5 percent a year ago.
MBA Servicing Solutions Conference & Expo in Orlando Feb. 21-24
The Mortgage Bankers Associations Servicing Solutions Conference & Expo, Roadmap to Servicing Success, takes place Feb. 21-24 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando.
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“Housing and remodeling markets are undoubtedly slowing from the exceptionally high and unsustainable growth rates that followed in the wake of the pandemic-induced recession. Spending for home improvements will continue to face headwinds from declining home sales, rising interest rates, and the increasing costs of contractor labor and building materials.”
–Carlos Martín, Project Director of the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.
Sharp Slowdown Expected in Home Remodeling
The Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity, a quarterly forecast from the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., projects year-over-year growth in homeowner remodeling and repair spending to shrink from 16.1 percent in 2022 to 6.5 percent by the third quarter 2023.
Record-High Number of Homebuyers Ready to Move Elsewhere
Redfin, Seattle, said rising mortgage rates and persistently high home prices are motivating many buyers who remain in the market to relocate to more affordable areas.
CoreLogic: Serious Mortgage Delinquency Rate Returns to Pre-Pandemic Low
CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said 2.8% of all mortgages in the U.S. were in some stage of delinquency (30 days or more past due, including those in foreclosure), a 1.2 percentage point decrease from 4% a year ago.