Weekly Twitter Digest for 2010-05-11

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Weekly Twitter Digest for 2010-05-11

Loan Officer Survey: Most Banks Hold Steady on Defensive Lending Standards http://ow.ly/17gH7m # Someone ought to let M&I Bank-Kansas City know the homebuyer tax credit HAS indeed expired. Poor saps still paying for spots on local radio. # Revisiting Big Picture Fundamentals and the Bond Market's Motivations http://ow.ly/17hpEX # The Day Ahead: Jobless Claims, Productivity & Labor Costs, Bernanke, More Greece http://ow.ly/17hHtV # Gotta love when 'gurus' & 'experts' query twitter for tips on best this, best that. Are U a guru if U aren't willing 2 roll your sleeves up? # Freddie Mac Needs More Funding to Support Housing. Expects Prices to Fall Further http://ow.ly/17i5aD # Fed Paper Explores Financial Literacy and Mortgage Delinquencies http://ow.ly/17iLZS # For Mortgage Shoppers, Less Can Be More http://ow.ly/17ji7Y # Credit Loss Reserves and Foreclosed Inventory Expenses Eat at Fannie Mae's Earnings http://ow.ly/17ktRr #

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Weekly Twitter Digest for 2010-05-04

Fannie Mae Extends Incentive to Buy Their Distressed Home Inventory http://ow.ly/17ccKF # Purchase Apps Extend Tax Credit Trend. Low Downpayment Loans Fuel Buyer Demand http://ow.ly/17cV7J # Is HAMP On Last Leg? Administration Pressures Loan Servicers for More http://ow.ly/17dCGH # RT @mortgagereports: Your real estate data is 60 days old. Mine is fresh. http://ow.ly/1Fg5k >> Excellent post. # @BreckAssoc We're at 4.75% for a 300k, 30yr Fixed, 720+ ficos, 80% LTV Purchase. >> And we're right up the road from ya! 🙂 in reply to BreckAssoc # Foreclosure Hot Spots Concentrated in Four States – All 20 of the large metropolitan areas with the highest rates o… http://ow.ly/17eiYi # The Importance of Watching Home Equity http://ow.ly/17eOf4 # Freddie Mac Says Cash Out Refinance Activity Near Record Low http://ow.ly/17fY2t #

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Weekly Twitter Digest for 2010-04-27

Incentivized Increase in Housing Demand Not Expected to Last. Are Shadow Buyers Lurking? http://ow.ly/177Zfu # Are Fence Sitting Borrowers Distorting Loan Demand Metrics? – The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released… http://ow.ly/178ouH # Forecasts for Underwater Owners http://ow.ly/178oaD # Realtors See Broad Based Stabilization in Housing Demand – The National Association of Realtors today released Exis… http://ow.ly/1797YE # House Set to Extend Rural Home Loan Guarantee Program – The continued availability of government guaranteed mortgag… http://ow.ly/179NXt # Bias Accord as Harbinger http://ow.ly/17ahE7 # Homeownership Rate Hits 10 Year Low. Youngest Demographic is Biggest Drag http://ow.ly/17bsog #

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Weekly Twitter Digest for 2010-04-20

The Day Ahead: Stocks Dip on China Dispute and Start of Earnings Season http://ow.ly/173wTv # More Perspective and Discussion on the Mortgage Crisis Commission http://ow.ly/1747QP # Obama Reaches Out for Input on Reform of Housing Finance System http://ow.ly/174J7z # Pre-HVCC the average cost of an appraisal was $325, Post-HVCC average cost is $450 – 38% tax on consumers is just the tip of the iceberg. # Foreclosure Rates Soar in March. Ten States Account for Majority of Filings http://ow.ly/175l1O # New FNMA guideline coming, 'Refreshing Credit Report' pulled right before closing, will kill deals if borrowers screw up while in process. # Are Existing Home Sales a Better Forward Looking Indicator Than Permits and Starts? http://ow.ly/175TpZ # MBA Says Loan Servicers Deserve More Support in Bearing Costs of HAMP http://ow.ly/177mdV #

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Weekly Twitter Digest for 2010-04-13

FHA increases FHA minimum net worth req. from $250K to $1M for all FHA-approved lenders. Current FHA-approved lenders have 1yr. to comply. # National Housing Survey: Homeowners Adopting Realistic Long-Term Perspective http://ow.ly/16ZVVo # Bernanke: Economy "Far From Being Out of the Woods" – The Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, today gave… http://ow.ly/170zQU # Mountain of foreclosures in Colorado resort communities – http://ow.ly/1wbJs (via @mountainsnews) # Dramatic Increase in Home Overcrowding Observed Since Onset of Recession http://ow.ly/171dyh # TBA MBS Notification Day: Explaining Why 60 Day Locks Cost More Than 30 Day http://ow.ly/171Qmz # Suit Takes Aim at Recording Tax http://ow.ly/172i2t # Treasury Advised to Revamp HAMP Policies and Rectify Confusion Created by Poor Communication http://ow.ly/173hOy #

by jberman
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