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Investors Await January Carnage

October 12, 2020

Single-family landlord giants are expecting a surge in repossessed homes as millions of homeowners have fallen behind on their mortgage payments and may be at risk of losing their homes once eviction moratoriums end. The Wall Street Journal reports that landlords are waiting for a “potential bonanza” of distressed properties as well as the emergence […]

Filed Under: CVAR Connect, Government Affairs, Industry News Tagged With: Blackstone Group Inc., foreclosure, Home loans, housing crisis, January 2021, Koch Industries, MBA, mortgage, Mortgage Bankers Association, Wall Street Journal, WSJ

Mortgage Credit Availability Tightest Since 2014

September 21, 2020

With the economy still entrenched in a long recovery from the effects of COVID-19, lenders continued to tighten their standards, resulting in the tightest mortgage credit availability in six years, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The MBA’s Mortgage Credit Availability (MCAI) Index fell 4.7% to a reading of 120.9 in August — its […]

Filed Under: CVAR Connect, Industry News Tagged With: credit, cvarconnect, loan, MBA, MCAI, mortgage, Mortgage Bankers Association, Scotsman Guide

Borrowers Eager to Lock in Rates

June 25, 2018

Mortgage rates have been up and down in recent weeks, so when borrowers saw little fluctuation last week, they jumped at a chance to lock in a rate. Home refinancers, in particular, took advantage. Total mortgage application volume rose 5.1% last week on a seasonally adjusted basis compared to the previous week. The gain was […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Industry News Tagged With: ARM, loan, MBA, mortgage rates

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