Weekly Twitter Digest for 2010-05-04

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 #

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 #

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 #

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 #

Weekly Twitter Digest for 2010-04-06

S&P/Case-Shiller: Autumn Rebound in Home Prices Seen Fading. Spark Needed http://ow.ly/16W2Pc # The Day Ahead: ADP Jobs Expected to Signal Nationwide Growth http://ow.ly/16Wlkf # HUD Sends States $49 Million to Boost Job Training for Low-Income Residents http://ow.ly/16WHvK # **Huge Mtg. underwriting change** Birth cert. + photos w/hospital staff now required. In-Home delivered, not eligible as 1st-time homebuyer! # Fed Spends $6.074 Billion in Last Week of MBS Purchase Program http://ow.ly/16XlBF # TARP Special Inspector General Calls HAMP Disappointing – More than a year after the creation of the Home Affordabl… http://ow.ly/16XWhp # Lenders Loosen Reins on Jumbo Mortgages http://ow.ly/16YjCK # Pending Home Sales Confirm Increase in Buyer Demand Ahead of Tax Credit Expiration http://ow.ly/16ZiM0 #

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