Credit standards on loan applications for construction and land development loans or credit lines tightened, on net, over the fourth quarter of 2015. According to the most recent iteration of the Federal Reserve Board’s Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey, a net share of 12.7% said that lending standards at their respective commercial bank tightened. The net share represents the difference between… Read More ›
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Housing Equity Continues to Expand
The Financial Accounts of the United States shows continued improvement in the aggregate home equity position of U.S. households. Household holdings of real estate, measured on a not seasonally adjusted basis, totaled $21.826 trillion in the third quarter of 2015, $1.365 trillion higher than its level, $20.461 trillion, in the third quarter of 2014. At the same time, home mortgage debt outstanding,… Read More ›
HELOCs Continue to Shrink, But at Larger Banks
According the Federal Reserve Bank of New York the outstanding amount of home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) was the only debt category to record a decrease in the third quarter of 2015. Home equity lines of credit are an important source of financing for home remodeling projects. Over the quarter, the outstanding amount of HELOCs fell by 1.4%, $7… Read More ›
Mortgage Debt Outstanding Expands
Aggregate household debt outstanding totaled $12.065 trillion in the third quarter of 2015, 3.5%, $355 billion, greater than its level of one year ago. According to the report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, housing-related debt, mortgages and home equity lines of credit rose by a combined amount of 1.3%, $109 billion. Mortgage debt outstanding rose by… Read More ›
NAHB Survey Finds AD&C Lending Standards Easing
Builders and developers continue to report easing credit conditions for acquisition, development, and construction (AD&C) loans. On net, 30.3% of survey respondents indicated that overall lending standards on AD&C loan availability had eased in the third quarter of 2015. In the second quarter, a net share of 30.7% of survey respondents said that lending standards had eased. Since the index… Read More ›
NAHB Survey Finds AD&C Lending Standards Easing
Builders and developers continue to report easing credit conditions for acquisition, development, and construction (AD&C) loans. On net, 30.3% of survey respondents indicated that overall lending standards on AD&C loan availability had eased in the third quarter of 2015. In the second quarter, a net share of 30.7% of survey respondents said that lending standards had eased. Since the index… Read More ›
Falling Delinquency Rate Points to Continued Healing
The delinquency rate for first-lien mortgage loans on 1-4 unit residential properties decreased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.99% of all loans outstanding at the end of the third quarter of 2015, 31 basis points less than its level in the second quarter of 2015 and 86 basis points below its level one year ago. According to a report… Read More ›
Lending Standards on Construction and Land Development Loans Tighten
Credit standards on loan applications for construction and land development loans or credit lines tightened, on net, over the third quarter of 2015. According to the most recent iteration of the Federal Reserve Board’s Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey, a net share of 4.4% said that lending standards at their respective commercial bank tightened. The net share represents the difference… Read More ›
Residential Mortgages: Who Borrows What?
The Financial Accounts of the United States shows continued improvement in the aggregate home equity position of U.S. households. Household holdings of real estate, measured on a not seasonally adjusted basis, totaled $21.540 trillion in the second quarter of 2015, $1.366 trillion higher than its level, $20.174 trillion, in the second quarter of 2014. At the same time, home mortgage debt outstanding,… Read More ›
Serious Delinquency Rates Continue Their Descent
According to a report by the Mortgage Bankers’ Association the delinquency rate for mortgage loans on 1-4 unit residential properties decreased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.30% of all loans outstanding at the end of the second quarter of 2015, 24 basis points less than its level in the first quarter of 2015 and 74 basis points below its level one… Read More ›