Real Estate Investing News
Real Estate Investing News
MBS CLOSE: Uneventful End To Uneventful Day
Posted To: MBS Commentary Though MBS were not quite as thinly traded as treasuries (lowest volume since the first trading day of 2010), the picture wasn't much … [Link]
Housing Needs Job Creation. What Sort of Jobs Though?
Posted To: Voice of Housing Mr. O’Reilly (December 01, 2009) claims that the “new” root cause of the housing crisis is the (lack … [Link]
Centralized Lock Desks Serve as a Gate Keeper. Source of Revenue
Posted To: The Garrett Watts Report This was the half time scene in Miami last night at Super Bowl XLIV… I am sure many watchers were thinking: Why The Who? Maybe some … [Link]
MBS AFTERNOON: Narrow And Stable Heading Into The Close
Posted To: MBS Commentary The market is duller than a Colts victory parade at the moment. We're dealing with a fairly standard issue "calm before the … [Link]
Scarlett Johansson selling L.A. manse
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MBS LUNCH: Well Off Friday's Highs, But Holding Ground
Posted To: MBS Commentary As AQ pointed out this morning, today's slightly downward trend in MBS price began in the final hours of Friday's trading. Both … [Link]
Short Term Direction of Mortgage Rates Dependent Upon Auctions and Stocks
Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch Who Dat!!!! Congratulations to New Orleans on a well played and exciting Super Bowl victory. Mortgage rate moved a few basis points lower … [Link]
Money pit: When a cheap foreclosure costs much more
Dusan Tatomirovic found a steal when he bought a foreclosed condo just north of Monterey, Calif., last April for $130,000. [Link]
MBS MORNING: Testing the Staying Power of Friday's FTQ Rally
Posted To: MBS Commentary DID I MENTION THUNDER SNOW ! By the look of the charts, it doesnt appear that we should be expecting any noticeable improvements in … [Link]
MBA Takes Loss on Headquarters; CRA Loans; HAMP Servicer Updates; Prepay Speeds; Updates: GMAC, FAMC
Posted To: Pipeline Press I thought about taking today off from the commentary to celebrate, since yesterday I won all 4 quarters of my office's … [Link]
MBS OPEN: Sideways Start. Searching for Guidance
Posted To: MBS Commentary Good Morning. Congrats to the Saints. Here is a recap of my weekend…. We had a blizzard…32 inches of THUNDER SNOW . The driveway was … [Link]
The Week Ahead: Treasury Auctions, Retail Sales, The Fed's Exit, Consumer Sentiment
Posted To: MND NewsWire The week ahead is a particularly slow one. The only major releases are the Trade Balance on Wednesday and Retail Sales report on Thursday. Plus, Friday … [Link]
MBS CLOSE: On The Doorstep Of A Brave "Old" World
Posted To: MBS Commentary When something is on a doorstep–any doorstep–there are only two places it can be going: either back inside the metaphorical house, or … [Link]
Home Sellers Still See Conditions as Unfavorable. Perspective on Shadow Inventory
Posted To: MND NewsWire A consumer survey conducted by Thomas Reuters and the University of Michigan indicates that it is sellers who are holding the housing market at low … [Link]
MBS AFTERNOON: Massive Stock Rally Leaves Bonds Slightly Weaker
Posted To: MBS Commentary After reaching as high as 101-20, MBS 4.5's are back down to 101-14. Its seems that layers of support are building at levels that … [Link]
Housing Policy: The Message is as Important as the Mechanism
Posted To: Voice of Housing The nation’s capital is quickly shutting down, now that forecasters are calling for one to two feet of snow … [Link]
How Did The Employment Report Affect Mortgage Rates?
Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch Mortgage rates improved a few basis points yesterday as panic set in on Wall Street. Headline news called attention to a developing … [Link]
