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Get Down With It: Falling Mortgage Rates Are Not Creating Housing Sales

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Jonathan Miller

Inspired by my analysis of yesterday’s WSJ article, I thought I’d explore the effectiveness of low mortgage rates in getting the housing market going. I matched year-to-date sales volume where a mortgage was used and mortgage rates broken out by… Read More

Posted in Mortgage | Tagged chart, conforming, FNC, jumbo, WSJ | 4 Comments

Jumbos Fell Harder, Now Rising Faster, But Off Low Base

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Jonathan Miller

In the WSJ, FNC reported that jumbo mortgages saw a larger year-over-year gain than conforming: Home sales using a jumbo mortgage had year-over-year growth of 7.9% through September, compared with 2.7% for nonjumbo sales, according to an analysis for The… Read More

Posted in Credit, Mortgages & Lenders | Tagged FNC, jumbo | 1 Comment

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