by Calculated Risk on 11/06/2024 07:00:00 AM From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey Mortgage applications decreased 10.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending November 1, 2024. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan…
by Calculated Risk on 11/05/2024 07:23:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios. Wednesday:• At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index. Source link
by Calculated Risk on 11/05/2024 02:19:00 PM Notes: This CoreLogic House Price Index report is for September. The recent Case-Shiller index release was for August. The CoreLogic HPI is a three-month weighted average and is not seasonally adjusted (NSA). From CoreLogic: CoreLogic: Annual Home Price Slowdown Continues in September • On an annual basis, home…
by Calculated Risk on 11/05/2024 10:00:00 AM (Posted with permission). The ISM® Services index was at 56.0%, up from 54.9% last month. The employment index increased to 53.0%, from 48.1%. Note: Above 50 indicates expansion, below 50 in contraction. From the Institute for Supply Management: Services PMI® at 56% October 2024 Services ISM® Report On Business®…
by Calculated Risk on 11/04/2024 06:38:00 PM From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Start Week Slightly Lower as Election Volatility Works Both Ways Love it or hate it, election-related volatility has been having a big impact on the bond market and, thus, mortgage rates. …Mortgage rates didn’t react in an extreme fashion,…
by Calculated Risk on 11/04/2024 02:06:00 PM This was released on Friday. From the Census Bureau reported that overall construction spending decreased: Construction spending during September 2024 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,148.8 billion, 0.1 percent above the revised August estimate of $2,146.0 billion. The September figure is 4.6 percent above…
by Calculated Risk on 11/04/2024 10:51:00 AM Today, in the Real Estate Newsletter: ICE Mortgage Monitor: “Annual home price growth cooled for the seventh consecutive month” Brief excerpt: One of the key metrics to watch for mortgage stress is early-stage delinquencies. These are borrowers that are delinquent within 6 months of origination. This was one…
by Calculated Risk on 11/03/2024 08:19:00 PM Weekend:• Schedule for Week of November 3, 2024 Monday:• No major economic releases scheduled. From CNBC: Pre-Market Data and Bloomberg futures S&P 500 are down 8 and DOW futures are down 168 (fair value). Oil prices were down over the last week with WTI futures at $69.49 per…
by Calculated Risk on 11/03/2024 09:59:00 AM Most analysts expect the FOMC will cut the federal funds rate at the meeting this week by 25bp lowering the target range to 4 1/2 to 4 3/4 percent. Currently almost all market participants are expecting a 25bp cut this week. Market participants are also pricing in…
by Calculated Risk on 11/03/2024 07:11:00 AM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios. For deaths, I’m currently using 4 weeks ago for “now”, since the most recent three weeks will be revised significantly. Note: “Effective May 1, 2024, hospitals are no longer required to report COVID-19 hospital admissions, hospital…