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- FINDING OPPORTUNITY ZONES. Hedlund, Dennis // Mortgage Banking;Jun2008, Vol. 68 Issue 9, p48
The article discusses the iEmergent 2008 U.S. mortgage loan forecast which projects a $856.2 billion or 4.8 million loans of owner-occupied purchase volume and $101.7 billion or 0.65 million loans of non-owner-occupied purchase volume. It says that the forecast calls for a total purchase volume...
- Hopeful Signs Belie 'Flattish' Loan Demand. Monks, Matt; Davis, Paul // National Mortgage News;9/20/2010, Vol. 34 Issue 50, p6
The article reports on the predictions from several executives of U.S.-based lenders on the future of the lending markets in 2010. The executives see signs that the lending markets are thawing amidst the economic downturn. They mention that although lending improves in the areas of student and...
- Lengthy List of Bad Signs In the Origination Market. Berry, Kate // American Banker;1/19/2011, Vol. 179 Issue 10, p9
The article presents a business forecast for mortgage origination in the U.S. as of January 19, 2011. Home mortgage lending was not expected to increase significantly. This is ascribed to factors such as a large stock of foreclosed properties which had yet to be put on the market, and rising...
- Condo Market Remains Tough. Harmon, Jennifer // National Mortgage News;12/14/2009, Vol. 34 Issue 12, p10
The article focuses on assertions of Gary Rosen, an attorney specializing in real estate and condominium law, that the condominium market in the U.S. remains tough in 2009. Rosen predicts that in 2010 banks will lend on construction financing for condominiums, but at a lower loan-to-value and...
- MBS Roundup: Treasury volatility limits MBS activity; GSEs raise mortgage-loan limit. Runyan, Sallyann // Asset Securitization Report;12/3/2001, Vol. 1 Issue 46, pN.PAG
Presents news briefs related to the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market in the U.S. as of December 3, 2001. Effects of Treasury volatility on MBS activity; Decline in the MBA Refi Index for the week ending November 23; Prepayment reports of housing agencies for November.
- Heavy selling in Fannie Mae 5s. Runyan, Sally A. // Asset Securitization Report;7/19/2004, Vol. 4 Issue 29, p16
Reports on the results of trade in mortgage-backed securities. Increase in volatility as the market sold off ahead of the release of certain economic data; Decline of mortgage application activity; Impact of lower interest rates on mortgage loan prepayment.
- More Consolidation Coming? Terris, Harry // National Mortgage News;1/18/2010, Vol. 34 Issue 16, p6
The article reports on the prediction that there will be further consolidation in the financial services market in the U.S. It claimed that in 2007, more than half of the top 30 originators were sold, acquired major mortgage operations or collapsed. Origination figures from the journal indicated...
- Distressed Mortgage Trade May Follow Nonmortgage Buys. Sinnock, Bonnie // National Mortgage News;12/14/2009, Vol. 34 Issue 12, p5
The article focuses on a prediction of DebtMarket president Mike Sheridan that distressed mortgage trade will follow nonmortgage buys in the U.S. According to Sheridan, while distressed mortgages are not selling, there has been some buying of smaller nonmortgage assets like auto loans. He adds...
- Red Flag on CRE Riskiness. Landy, Heather // Mortgage Servicing News;Jul2009, Vol. 13 Issue 6, p35
The article reports on the view of Richard Parkus, analyst at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., that the commercial real estate mortgages market (CMBS) is constricted with loans of unstable quality from 2005 to 2007 in the U.S. Parkus anticipates that two-thirds of CMBS loans maturing over the next...


