The J. Berman Group

January 22, 2012 by jberman · Leave a Comment

January YOY pre-qual purchase inquiries up big. Anecdotal evidence Spring '12 purchase activity looking up? Bottom or false-bottom? #
@mortgagereports Evidence mounts! Bottom? Looking forward to offering @ratequotewidget to Colorado homeowners on our site soon. in reply to mortgagereports #
Appraisers say "Don't Blame the Messenger" for Low Home Prices http://t.co/AEfK7kds #
Freddie Mac: Speedy Recovery Seems Unlikely in 2012 – "Perspectives on the housing market depend on where you sit," … http://t.co/XF5mE21x #
Freddie Mac Survey Finds Hybrids Shoring up ARM Market – Adjustable rate mortgages have lost much of the popularity … http://t.co/9QC5YuPN #
Momentum Seen for Home Improvement Spending – Spending on home improvements and remodeling have shown signs of a reb… http://t.co/pVFfBLOK #

January 15, 2012 by jberman · Leave a Comment

December Housing Scorecard Released – The Departments of Treasury and Housing and Urban Development have released th… http://t.co/XRsAdm5x #
Fannie Mae CEO Michael Williams Steps Down – Statement of FHFA Acting Director Edward J. DeMarco on Michael Williams… http://t.co/4GWmvh5Q #
OIG Faults FHFA's Oversight of Troubled Federal Home Loan Banks http://t.co/VCplTdO7 #
Foreclosure Activity Down for Month, Quarter, and Year – Foreclosure activity hit its lowest level in four years in … http://t.co/5eZCo6kp #
Company Outlines Model behind New Housing Derivative – The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) will soon permit fu… http://t.co/iNDwrvgl #

January 8, 2012 by jberman · Leave a Comment

Love when our RE agent colleagues send notes of appreciation like this. I'm lucky to work with both of these… http://t.co/Zk3RgD7J #
MICA Reports on PMI Numbers: $5.6B in New Mortgage Insurance http://t.co/fNt9ZCAb #
Fed White Paper Offers Advice on Restoring Housing Market – In a letter to the chairs and ranking members of the Sen… http://t.co/rQWhCGUC #
agreed “@mortgageporter: ADP Private Jobs Report came in strong today, if tomorrow's Report comes in strong, rates may go higher" #
Cordray Appointment Roils Hill – Holes are being filled in the story of the controversial appointment of Rich Cordra… http://t.co/a8TCuPzU #
LPS November Delinquency and Forelosure Metrics Muddled – The latest Mortgage Monitor report released by Lender Proc… http://t.co/2Tczcmh9 #

January 1, 2012 by jberman · Leave a Comment

RT @BreakingNews: US home prices fell in most major cities for the 2nd straight month, survey says – @AP http://t.co/SSyhHjXI #
Home Prices Continue Down in October but Decline Moderates – While home prices continued to decline in October, the … http://t.co/Xyay07Df #
Home Sales Contracts Continue to Rise – The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) announced on Thursday that p… http://t.co/R6XH73CN #

December 25, 2011 by jberman · Leave a Comment

Gingrich of Freddie Mac (WSJ) http://t.co/vV8HjTsu #
LPS Releases "First Look" at November Delinquency Data – While the full Mortgage Monitor report won't be available u… http://t.co/O3uwkJnF #
Permits, Starts Rise Significantly in Northeast and South – Building permits issued in November were up 5.7 percent … http://t.co/lgczZEGb #
Good time to review your current Mtg%. Think we've hit bottom for now. Europe pressure easing. Just like people, markets need to rest. #
Shadow Inventory, Moving not Falling – According to data reported on Wednesday by CoreLogic, the residential shadow … http://t.co/Eh2IMYuN #
FHFA: Home Prices Down 20% From Peak of Housing Boom – The value of U.S. residential units continued to decline in O… http://t.co/xCyQPL7d #
New Home Sales Rise Marginally While Prices, Inventory Fall – New homes sales in November rose to a seasonally … http://t.co/uAgVtwQI #