Entries from April 2010

Fed vacancies; FDIC targets Illinois; USDA update; MI news; New Homes figures of interest

April 26th, 2010 · No Comments

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There is the story of a pastor who got up one Sunday and announced to his congregation, “I have good news and bad news. The good news is we have enough money to pay for our new building program. The bad news is…it’s still out there in your pockets.”

Apparently the Fed thinks that we have [...]

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Tags: Commentary · Mortgage Market · Rob Chrisman

Mortgages and Housing: Housing Chart, Tax Credit Influenced, Reverse Engineer Ratings Agencies, Construction Prices Up, Buying Land, Robert Shiller, Rent vs Buy, Florida, Countrywide, HMDA Changes, more

April 25th, 2010 · No Comments

  Chart of the Day – Today’s chart presents the median single-family home price divided by the price of one ounce of gold. … When priced in gold, the median single-family home is down 75% from its 2001 peak … – Chart of the Day [...]

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Tags: Mortgage Market

Markets Related: Debt to Equity, Go To Cash?, Greece Chart, Japan Debt 201% GDP, Angry Greeks, Michael Lewis on Bond Markets, Fed Selling MBS

April 25th, 2010 · No Comments

    Global Debt to Equity Ratio: 2005-2010 – By Paul Kedrosky – …. Interestingly, despite the massive increases in debt issuance in developed countries and despite declining capital markets, on a global basis our debt/equity ratio has declining in the last year. This is, [...]

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Tags: Mortgage Market

Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2010-H1 – Redwood Trust – Citi Jumbo Securitization – 9 posts

April 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment

    Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2010-H1  – PRELIMINARY TERM SHEET at SEC.gov ———— Research: First New Non-Agency RMBS Securitization in 2 Years – by Paul Jacob -  MortgageNewsClips ———— Citigroup Seeks to End 2-Year Mortgage-Bond Drought [...]

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Tags: Mortgage Market