Analysis and Data

The Fed’s New Year’s Resolution: Stay The Course

Federal Bank of Minneapolis CEO offers thoughts on why Fed was wrong on inflation, and how to fix it.

Regulation and Compliance
Analysis and Data
Record Share Of Sellers Give Concessions To Buyers

'Buyers are asking sellers for things that were unheard of during the past few years.'

Analysis and Data
Weekly Mortgage Applications Fell 13% At Year's End

MBA’s survey for the week ending Dec. 30 found applications, seasonally adjusted, fell 13.2% from two weeks earlier.

Analysis and Data
Annual Home Price Growth Slowed To 2-Year Low In November

CoreLogic expects annual price changes to move into negative territory by the spring of 2023.

Analysis and Data
Mortgage Economic Review For January 2023

A summary and review of key economic data that affects the mortgage and real estate business.

Analysis and Data
Redfin: Homes Linger On Market As Buyers Take Their Time

Active homes for sale post a record year-over-year increase.

Analysis and Data
FairPlay Study Ranks Fairest Lenders & Metro Areas In U.S.

Mortgage fairness increased for the protected classes in 2021, but regional inequalities persist.

Analysis and Data
Current Mortgage Market Cycle Unlike Previous Downturns

This down cycle is tougher than most, but it will likely be shorter-lived than prior cycles

Analysis and Data
Historical and 2022 forecasted volumes
Mortgage Banker
Pending Home Sales Slid 4% in November

Sixth-straight monthly decline occurred even as mortgage rates dipped.

Analysis and Data
Fair Lending? Not For Blacks

Studies offer suggestions for fixing the problem

Analysis and Data
Fair lending?
NMP