Rate Desk April 3, 2020
April 3 edition
HUD FHA rates at 2.80 for 223F
New construction at 3.50 (40 year fixed)
10 year US treasury at 59 bp
HUD requiring reporting of impacts of C-19
HUD and agency...
Low inventory leads to solid gains in new home sales
Fueled by strong demand, low existing inventory and buyers' anticipation of future higher mortgage rates, new home sales posted a solid gain last month. Sales of newly built, single-family homes in September rose 14 percent to an...
Right time. Right place.
Layoffs at American tech companies have become an opportunity for small businesses, as highly skilled workers look for new work.
Small businesses with less than 250 workers employed 58 percent of the total workforce in...
Switching off from work has never been harder, or more necessary
In the hit dystopian TV series Severance, employees at biotech corporation Lumon Industries find it easy to separate work and home life. A computer chip is inserted in their brains to act as a...
Builder confidence down on rising material prices, upsurge in COVID-19 cases
Rising material costs led by a huge upsurge in lumber prices along with a resurgence of the coronavirus across much of the nation pushed builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes down three points...
Household formation to fuel multifamily in 2020
Apartment production has returned to pre-recession levels and vacancies are low, but more new apartment homes are needed, according to experts participating in a press conference during the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)...
Broad coalition of housing providers and lending associations warns FHFA against rent control
Eighteen associations representing housing providers, lenders and residents today sent a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Sandra Thompson warning that mandatory rent control and rent stabilization policies will increase rents, reduce...
Increasing housing supply critical for Fed’s fight on inflation
With shelter inflation accounting for a staggering 90 percent of the overall inflation rate last month, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is calling on policymakers at all levels of government to take...
ULI Foundation announces $1 million gift to launch effort to decarbonize cities
The Urban Land Institute (ULI), a global research and education organization focused on shaping the future of the built environment for transformative impact in communities worldwide, has received a major gift that will support...
Rate Desk April 23, 2020
Rate Desk notes April 23, 2020
Stocks: 2nd day gains
Crude $17/barrel
UST yields flat .61-.62 bp
223(f) 2.65%
221(d)(4) 3.30%
Fannie 3.21%
Freddie 3.50
Offshore investors buy $1.05 billion MF portfolio in West
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Multifamily construction sentiment declines in second quarter
Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing decreased in the second quarter, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released August 19 by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The...
HUD makes record $2.3 billion available to support thousands of local homeless programs
In a continuing effort to prevent and end homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today is making a record $2.3 billion available to support thousands of local homeless assistance programs...
September job openings reported higher
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said that the number of job openings in September was 9.55 million. This was reported to be up 55,000...
Single-family starts remain lackluster, but expected to begin sustained rebound later this year
Single-family production remained at an anemic pace in February as builders continue to wrestle with elevated mortgage rates, high construction costs and tightening credit conditions that threaten to be exacerbated by recent turmoil in...
Builder sentiment unchanged in April
Builder sentiment was flat in April as mortgage rates remained close to 7% over the past month and the latest inflation data failed to show improvement during the first quarter of 2024.
Builder confidence in...
