"We are not even thinking about, thinking about raising rates"
(Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell)
Video Discussion on The Fed's next move if the U.S. economy recovers better than expected:
Source:
https://youtu.be/iGRuY2XwK4k
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Continued Onslaught of Mortgage Demand From Homebuyers (CNBC's Diana Olick)
Source::
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2020/06/10/purchase-mortgage-applications-rise-for-eighth-straight-week.html
Residential Housing Crisis Unlikely (Goldman Sachs Mike Swell on Bloomberg TV)
No Foreseen Housing Crisis Based on:
- Job improvement, "true unemployment under 10%"
- No "oversupply of housing inventory."
- Not having "too much leverage in the system" in regards to LTV, and interest only loans...
VIDEO:
Source:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2020-06-08/housing-crisis-unlikely-as-long-as-jobs-improve-goldman-s-swell-says-video
Monday, June 8, 2020
Update: Existing and Pending Home Sales April 2020 (NAR).
- Significantly fewer transactions Nationwide due to certain states Covid virus regulations which hindered property showings.
- Some sellers took their homes off the market and some are holding back until the Covid situation settles.
- More For Sale inventory is needed, from sellers and builders, to satisfy the current demand.
- "Prices rose to a record high" +7.4% since last year (98 straight months of year over year gains).
- Buyers are still "facing record low mortgage rates!"
- Mortgage applications are up. "shows buyers are ready!"
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