Housing BubbleHousing bubble news and commentary on trends in real estate prices,investor behavior and home buyingRefinance Index reach record high in latest MBA survey- March 12, 2003 Refinance Index reach record highs, Purchase Index decreased slightlyhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/refinance-index-120303.html Rural Guarantee housing initiative launched in Illinois- March 11, 2003 Scheme for affordable single-family homes in rural counties at below market interest rateshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/affordable-illinois-110303.html San Diego realtors fixing prices declares Appeals Court- March 11, 2003 Court of Appeals ruled that all five Boards of Realtors in San Diego County fixed priceshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/realtor-price-fixing-110303.html Fannie Mae announces foreign currency debt issuance vehicle- March 11, 2003 New foreign currency debt issuance vehicle and extended trading hours to help meet US mortgage demandhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/fannie-foreign-currency-110303.html ALTA - RESPA changes will hurt small business- March 11, 2003 ALTA claims proposed RESPA changes would hurt consumers and mortgage settlement processhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/alta-respa-110303.html Freddie Mac Chief Economist responds to Poole's comments- March 11, 2003 Freddie Mac Chief Economist claims adequate liquidityhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/freddiemac-poole-110303.html Appraisal Institute warns of RESPA lending bottleneck- March 11, 2003 Appraisal Institute say HUD's RESPA reform will drive good appraisers from the residential markethttp://housing-bubble.com/news/appraisal-lending-110303.html Retention Rates increase during refinance boom- March 10, 2003 Study finds mortgage lenders managed to keep just one of every five customershttp://housing-bubble.com/news/retention-rates-100303.html Home Builders reaffirm support for economic growth package- March 10, 2003 New study by Mortgage Bankers Association underscores need to enact Bush Tax Plan builders sayhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/homebuilders-tax-100303.html Poole - Fannie, Freddie and crisis in U.S. financial markets- March 10, 2003 Housing in the Macroeconomy - us economy vulnerable to unquatifiable risks from GSE'shttp://housing-bubble.com/news/poole-housing-finance-risk-100303.html |