Eye On Housing
According to the Federal Reserve Board, consumer credit outstanding expanded over the month of November 2014. However, the rate of expansion was slower in November than it was in October. On a seasonally adjusted annual rate basis, total consumer credit, which excludes housing related credit such as mortgages and home equity lines of credit, rose by 5.1%, $169 billion, over… Read More ›
For many households, obtaining a mortgage is the most important step when seeking to purchase a home. As housing analysts, a natural question to ask when assessing the prospects for home buying is “how easy is it for households to obtain a mortgage?” The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) or Fannie Mae attempts to shed light on this question with… Read More ›
Recently released data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) shows that the share of mortgages that are considered delinquent fell. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the share of mortgages past due declined over the third quarter of 2014 by 19 basis points to 5.85%. Over the past year, the proportion of mortgages past due decreased by 66 basis points from… Read More ›
Data released by the Federal Reserve Board shows that the amount of consumer credit outstanding rose over the month of September 2014. According to the release, consumer credit outstanding grew at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.9% ($191.1 billion). Revolving credit outstanding, which is largely made up of credit card debt, increased by 2.0% ($17.3 billion), while non-revolving credit… Read More ›
The Federal Reserve Board recently released its survey of senior bank loan officers. The October 2014 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices (SLOOS) addressed changes in the standards and terms on, and demand for, bank loans to businesses and households over the third quarter of 2014. Included in the portion of the survey aimed at bank lending… Read More ›
Data released by the Federal Reserve Board indicates that consumer credit outstanding expanded over the month of July. On a seasonally adjusted annual rate basis, total consumer credit, which excludes housing related credit such as mortgages and home equity lines of credit, rose by 10%, $312 billion, over the month. Non-revolving credit outstanding, largely composed of auto loans and student… Read More ›
Data released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York indicates that aggregate consumer debt fell by 0.2%, $18 billion, between the first and second quarter of 2014. Overall, consumer debt still remains 8.2% below the peak of $12.7 trillion reached in the third quarter of 2008. As Figure 1 illustrates, housing-related debt accounted for the decline in total household… Read More ›
Data released by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) indicates that the delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties, considered single-family properties, decreased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 6.04% of all loans outstanding at the end of the second quarter of 2014, 7 basis points less than its level in the first quarter of 2014 and 92 basis… Read More ›
Data released by the Federal Reserve Board indicates that consumer credit continued to expand in July, albeit at a slower pace than in the recent past. According to the Federal Reserve’s G.19 survey, consumer credit outstanding grew at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.4% and now stands at $2.9 trillion. However, the growth in consumer credit outstanding recorded in… Read More ›
Recently released research by NAHB reaffirms that homeownership is an important component of household wealth accumulation. Part of the reason why the primary residence is an important source of household wealth is because of its size on the household balance sheet. As Figure 1 illustrates, the primary residence represents the largest asset category on the balance sheets of households. At… Read More ›