USA
- Q4 2018 Home Seller Gains by Market | ATTOM Data Solutions
- Help Me Understand Mortgage Servicing | Urban Institute
- Falling home sales could signal US recession – Business Insider
- 10 points to keep in mind about housing affordability in California – Los Angeles Times
- Home sales dive 14% in Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Juan Capistrano – Orange County Register
- The Slowdown in U.S. Existing Home Sales Is Gaining Speed | Fortune
Home ownership ‘increasingly out of reach’ for typical buyers,brokerage says – Orange County Register- Zillow: Lackluster existing home sales result of political headwinds | 2019-01-28 | HousingWire
- Home price growth skids to a 4year low
CaseShiller says – MarketWatch - Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Rise by Least in Almost Four Years
- Upzoning Chicago: Impacts of a Zoning Reform on Property Values and Housing Construction – Yonah Freemark, 2019
- Independent mortgage banks foster competition and access to the housing market | National Mortgage News
- As nonbanks take over FHA, VA mortgages, concerns grow at Ginnie Mae | 2019-01-29 | HousingWire
- Fannie Overhaul to Focus on Legislative, Regulatory Changes, Sources Say
- San Jose Home Prices Down 8% From Last Year, Falling for First Time Since 2012 – Redfin Real-Time
- More homeowners are taking cash-out
refis on government loans | 2019-01-29 | HousingWire - Home Prices in U.S. Cities Rise by Lowest Rate in Almost Four Years As Fed Unwinds Its Balance Sheet (Vegas Fastest Growing, DC Slowest) – Confounded Interest
- What’s Ahead for the U.S. Apartment Market?
- Calculated Risk: Real House Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in November
- Smart Changes to LO Comp Rule Needed in 2019 – Mortgage Compliance Magazine
- Mortgage Market Stays the Course – Freddie Mac
- Reach Your Dreams with 3% Down – Freddie Mac
- January 2019 Home Data Index Market Report – Clear Capital
- As
FannieFreddie reform gets underway here are the three big questions for the housing market – MarketWatch - Pending home sales see lowest December since 2013
- Southern California home sales plunge 20% in December,
lowest pace in 11 years - December 2018 Pending Home Sales
- Home sales fall 20 percent – biggest drop in 8 years – in Southern California – Orange County Register
- Pending home sales drop in December despite much lower interest rates
- Pending home sales tumble to lowest in nearly five years in December – MarketWatch
- Mortgage rates rise for
first time in 2019 but are expected to fall from here – MarketWatch - Calculated Risk: A few Comments on November New Home Sales
- US New Home Sales Fall 7.7% YoY In November, But Rise 16.9% MoM, Most Since 1992 (Months Supply Still Elevated, Median Price Falls) – Confounded Interest
- Mortgage Rates Tick Up – Freddie Mac
- Why Dedicated Communities of Single-Family Rental Homes Should Be Part of a Multifamily Rental Portfolio | John Burns Real Estate Consulting
- Lenders: A Shortage of Supply Slowed 2018 Home Sales and Worsened Affordability
- Average U.S. Home Seller Profits at 12-Year High of $61,000 in 2018
- Ginnie Mae hits loanDepot with VA mortgage restrictions | 2019-01-31 | HousingWire
- Economists aren’t only one worried about a recession. Investors are, too – CNN
- Zoning Reform Isn’t a Silver Bullet for U.S. Housing – CityLab
- Homebuilders face profit risks despite a good housing market: Zelman
- The unusually large drop in home sales has real estate agents baffled
- AirTalk® | Audio: SoCal housing market: stabilizing prices, cooling demand, Chinese disinvestment | 89.3 KPCC
- Fed Tightens Agency MBS Holdings Day After Powell Hinted At Stopping QT (Oops, They Did It Again!) – Confounded Interest
- Here’s What A Manhattan Commute With “Vertical Travel” Looks Like For Ken Griffin – Miller Samuel Real Estate Appraisers & Consultants
- Where is the Housing Market Cooling the Most?
- The effect of health insurance on home payment delinquency: Evidence from ACA Marketplace subsidies – ScienceDirect
- More owners,
less sales, & confidence – Sacramento Appraisal Blog - More Than a Third of Home Buyers Now Make More Than $100,000 – Zillow Research
- Majority of regions tipping toward negative HPA in 2019, falling from there in 2020. | HomePriceFutures.com
- More Buyers Reach for ARMs in High-Priced Markets | Realtor Magazine
- Have You Noticed? The Housing Market Is Starting to Look Brighter | Realtor Magazine
- Landlords oppose rental inspection program | The Brattleboro Reformer | Brattleboro Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Traffic
- February 1, 2019 – Miller Samuel Real Estate Appraisers & Consultants
- Homebuyers’ Mortgage Payments Up Three Times Faster Than Prices
- Unlike Home Prices, Single-Family Rent Growth Not Slowing Down
- Will Loan Application Defect Risk Stabilize in 2019?
- IRS Provides Clear Test on How 20% Deduction Applies to Rental Income, Exchanges | www.nar.realtor
- Will a Weekly, Bimonthly or Biweekly Payment Mortgage Really Save Me Money
- December 2018 Pending Home Sales
Share of Homes Selling Above List Price Plummets – Zillow Research
Canada
- How Ottawa can help make the dream of
home ownership a reality | The Star - Canadian banks could drop by ‘at least’ 50%, China to play a role: Short seller – Video – BNN
- Canada’s housing watchdog pushes for better income checks to catch mortgage fraud | Financial Post
- Canada’s economy at ‘critical juncture,’ economist warns – BNN Bloomberg
- Why Calgary homeowners turn to private lenders
- Credit crunch to trigger
worst housing downturn since 1890: Endeavour - Canadian Banks See Mortgage Growth Drop To Multi-Year Lows | Better Dwelling
- Metro Vancouver housing affordability still deteriorating: National Bank – Real Estate | Business in Vancouver
- Toronto new home sales plunge to lowest in almost 20 years as unsold condos pile up | Financial Post
- Ontario looks at revamping the rules of the real estate game | The Star
City of Vancouver limits cash payments at $10,000 to prevent money laundering
Australia
- Housing slump bites as Sydney apartments line up for
fire sale - Banking royal commission report may crack the big four banks’ financial dominance – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- January Home Value Index Results Signal Weak Start to Housing Market
- Housing market crash continues as Sydney house prices drop to July 2016 levels
UK and World
- A Weakening Global Expansion Amid Growing Risks – IMF Blog
- English Housing Survey 2017 to 2018: headline report – GOV.UK
- What happens to rents if landlords exit the market? Nothing. – Generation Rent
- Brexit: a boon
not block to London investment in 2019 | Insight | Property Week - 2018 – What Happened In The Property Market And Why It Matters
- What goes up must come down:
modelling the mortgage cycle | Bank Underground