Mortgages

Inflation, supply chain issues and labor shortages will lead to a tightening by the Fed sooner rather than later.

The lack of inventory pushed the median housing price to double-digit annual growth for the 14th straight month, according to Redfin.

The drop over the 30-day period was in line with a large number of plan expiration dates, and occurred despite the extension of an initial filing deadline for government loans.

Earnings are up from the second quarter, but originations slip at Wells Fargo and Citi.

The government-sponsored enterprise is instituting this stopgap measure as it examines how it can mitigate the growing risk of disrepair in aging condos.

Rising inflation and moves by the Federal Reserve are expected to fuel interest rate growth into 2022.

Following the federal moratorium’s end, the number jumped, marking the highest quarterly growth on record, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Democrats’ $3.5 trillion social policy package would appropriate over $300 billion for housing-related measures, including down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers. But those provisions could be on the chopping block as centrists try to trim the bill’s price tag.

Federal Reserve officials broadly agreed last month they should start reducing emergency pandemic support for the economy, minutes of the Sept. 21-22 Federal Open Market Committee meeting released Wednesday said.

The increase stops just short of restoring what was effectively a cut to the annual limit for 2021 under the Trump administration.

Increased purchase activity countered a slowdown in refinance applications, which were impacted by rising rates.

StoicLane, Oaktree Capital Management, MFA Financial, family offices and individual strategic investors participated in the funding round.

Home buyers on the coasts paid the highest amount in fees, led by D.C. residents.

Two Wall Street firms and a single-family rental investor have purchased portions of the government-sponsored enterprise's latest nonperforming loan package.

The higher dollar amounts could be a way for companies to drive volume at a time when rates are increasing.

The $146 million deal could indicate that volume in the asset class has gotten large enough to support programmatic activity in the pricey housing market.

Genesis, based in Sherman Oaks, California, has originated more than 12,000 loans since 2014.

Despite Boise's supply shortage and skyrocketing prices, homes in Ada County have always been built primarily by local builders. That could soon change.

With a huge wave of consolidation expected soon, lenders must carefully adjust their mix of personnel and technology to stay profitable, whether they plan to continue to compete or sell.

But overall improvement in September employment numbers are likely to encourage the Federal Reserve to begin tapering their asset purchases.