Thinking, Fast and Slow is a book written by a psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in Economics several years back. Daniel Kahneman, the author, pokes at the basic economists’ assumption that people make rational calculations before deciding. His idea … [Read more...]
Credit Unions Do More Lending
Commercial real estate loans are very difficult to obtain. The lack of government backing (outside of multifamily mortgages) and a higher capital charge on office, retail, industrial, and other commercial real estate-related mortgages have severely … [Read more...]
GSEs to raise mortgage fees later this year
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will raise their single-family-mortgage guarantee fees by an average of 10 basis points — aka, 1/10 of a percent — by the end of the year. So called g-fees are essentially insurance against borrower defaults. … [Read more...]
CoreLogic: Home prices rose 3.8% nationally in July
CoreLogic is reporting that its July home price index was up 3.8 percent from July 2011 — that’s the biggest increase since 2006, and July is the fifth consecutive month with an increase. So good news there. This is interesting: When you … [Read more...]
Pending Contracts Up Over 12%
Last week the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Pending Home Sales Index. The Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings (not closings), rose 2.4 percent to 101.7 in July up 12.4 percent above July last year. … [Read more...]
Distressed Sales Continued to Decline in Market Share
According to the July REALTORS® Confidence Index report (RCI), twenty-four percent of respondents reported selling distressed property (foreclosed and short sales), lower than last year’s figure of 31 percent. Cash sales accounted for 39 percent of … [Read more...]
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