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Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Housing Index:

  • The index recorded a 4.7 increase year-over-year in August 2015.
  • San Francisco, Denver and Portland reported the highest year-over-year gains.
  • The index rose 0.3 percent month-over-month in August 2015.

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Mortgage rates:

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[graphiq id=”2NvK9Bl9HIF” title=”15-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Rates for the Past 6 Months” width=”600″ height=”400″ url=”https://w.graphiq.com/w/2NvK9Bl9HIF” link=”http://mortgage-lenders.credio.com” link_text=”15-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Rates for the Past 6 Months | Credio”]

 

Home equity rates:

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Yesterday’s most recent market news:

Freddie Mac’s October 2015 Insight & Outlook:

    • Origination volume was $100 billion higher in 2014 than industry experts had estimated.

 

 

    • Industry concentration is declining: The top five mortgage loan firms accounted for only 34 percent of the market in 2014.

 

 

  • The projected refinance share of originations in 2015 has been lowered by 1 percentage point to 47 percent.

 

U.S. Census Bureau/Department of Housing and Urban Development’s New Residential Sales for September 2015:

  • Sales of new single-family homes in September 2015 were down 11.5 percent month-over-month.
  • However, sales were up 2.0 percent year-over-year.
  • The median sales price of new houses sold in September 2015 was $296,900; the average sales price was $364,100.

Homes.com’s Local Market Index for August 2015:

  • Boise (Idaho), San Francisco and Denver saw the biggest year-over-year index point increases in August 2015.
  • Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington, Denver/Aurora/Lakewood and Austin/Round Rock were cited as top markets in the “rebound report.”
  • Bottom markets for rebounding: Las Vegas/Henderson/Paradise, Stockton/Lodi (California) and Cape Coral/Fort Myers.

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Black Knight’s August 2015 home price data:

  • August home prices were up 0.3 percent month-over-month.
  • Prices are up 5.5 percent year-over-year.
  • The current home price index value, according to Black Knight: $253,000.

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