The Mortgage Corner

• Don't Blame Fannie and Freddie...
• Is Rental Real Estate Reviving?
• Will Construction Save Real Estate?
• It's Very Basic Economics, Stupid
• The Good and the Bad News
• A Dream House Still Possible
• Home Sales Are Rising
• When Will Real Estate Recover?
• Housing Affordability Still at Highs
• ‘Cash-in’ Mortgage Refinancing Becoming Popular
• Home Sales to Surge in 2010?
  January 4, 2010
• Home Sales Show Growing Demand
  November 30, 2009
• Home Sales Showing Recovery
  November 23, 2009
• Home Prices Surging: Case-Shiller Index Continues Upward
  October 26, 2009
• Pending Home Sales Surge
  October 12, 2009
• Purchase Mortgages Surge
  February 4, 2008
• Nar Wants Conforming Limits Raised
  January 21, 2008
• Mortgage Applications Surge
  January 14, 2008
• Existing-Home Sales at 8-yr Low
  October 22, 2007
• Housing Starts Continue Decline
  October 15, 2007
• August Builder Activity Continues to Decline
  September 17, 2007
• Builder Confidence Continues Decline
  August 13, 2007
• Pending Home Sales Show Recovery
  July 31, 2007
• Builders Downgrade Construction Starts
  July 30, 2007
• June Home Sales Not Bottoming
  July 23, 2007
• Housing Construction In Limbo
  July 16, 2007
• Pending Home Sales Continue Decline Purchase Mortgage Applications Increase
  Apri 30, 2007
• Existing-Home Sales Plunge
  Apri 23, 2007
• Housing Construction Highest in 2007
  Apri 16, 2007
• NAR Sees Home Prices Falling
  Apri 9, 2007
• Pending Home Sales Up
  Apri 2, 2007
• Rising Foreclosure Rate Cause For Alarm?
  March 12, 2007
• January Home Sales Cool
  March 5, 2007
• Builder Confidence On Rise
  February 12, 2007
• Mortgage Applications Top Estimates
  January 8, 2007
• Refinance Activity On Rise
  November 13, 2006
• Existing Home Sales Continue Decline
  October 23, 2006
• Builder Confidence Continues Decline
  September 18, 2006
• Nar Home Predicts Lower Home Sales
  September 4, 2006
• More Weakness In Builders Confidence?
  July 14, 2006
• Pending Home Sales Show Recovery
  June 31, 2006
• Housing Sales Stay Robust
  June 26, 2006
• No Sign Of Housing Bubbles Deflation
  June 12, 2006
• Pending Home Sales Decline
  May 29, 2006
• April Home Sales Mixed
  May 22, 2006
• Builders’ Confidence Declines Sharply
  May 15, 2006
• Home Sales Leveling Out
  April 3, 2006
• Builders’ Confidence Declines
  March 20, 2006
• What Real Estate Bubble?
  March 13, 2006
• Mortgage Applications Down
  February 20, 2006
• Mortgage Applications On Rise
  January 23, 2006
• Tax Reform Proposals Unfair to Housing
  January 9, 2006
• November Signals Seasonal Decline in Existing Home Sales
  December 29, 2005
• Fed Regulators Urge Caution on Risky Mortgages
  December 26, 2005
• Mortgage Delinquencies Decline
  December 19, 2005
• Home Sales Forecast to Hold Strong in 2006
  October 31, 2005
• Hurricane After Effects Could Boost Real Estate
  October 26, 2005
• September Housing Starts Sizzle
  October 24, 2005
• Existing Home Sales Second - Highest Ever
  September 26, 2005
• Home Builders Maintain Confidence in Face of Katrina’s Damage
  September 19, 2005
• High Mortgage Volumes Indicate Robust Real Estate Sales Will Continue
  September 05, 2005
• May New Home Construction Increases
  June 13, 2005
• Another Record Year for Home Sales
  June 6, 2005