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MBA Survey: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Increases to 0.47% in Octoberr
3 days ago by Calculated Risk @ Calculated Risk

From the MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Increases to 0.47% in October The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) monthly Loan Monitoring Survey revealed that the total number of loans now in forbearance increased to 0.47% as of October 31, 2024. According to MBA’s estimate, 235,000 homeowners are in forbearance plans. Mortgage servicers have provided forbearance to approximately 8.4 million borrowers since March 2020. The share of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans in forbearance increased 7 basis points to 0.20% in October 2024. Ginnie Mae loans in forbearance increased by 30 basis points to 1.06%, and the forbearance share for portfolio loans and private-label securities (PLS) increased 6 basis points to 0.43%. “Approximately 65,000 more borrowers are in forbearance compared to one month ago,” said Marina Walsh, CMB, MBA’s Vice President of Industry Anal...

Removing The Worst Trades from a System
3 days ago by Dave Mabe @ Dave Mabe

One of the most common and quickest ways to improve a trading system is to remove the worst…

Macro Market Outlook and Best Options Trade Ideas!
3 days ago by StockCharts TV @ StockCharts.com YouTube Channel

Join Tony Zhang, Chief Strategy Officer of OptionsPlay, as he walks you through a Macro Market outlook, and shares his top bearish and bullish options trading ideas, including Disney DIS , Shopify SHOP, Intel INTC, Adobe ADBE, and Apple AAPL. ➡️ Upgrade your Options Trading with OptionsPlay on StockCharts! Designed to revolutionize how you find options trades, the Strategy Center provides real-time, ranked options strategies tailored to our best technical scans. https://stockcharts.com/optionsplay/ 👀 See what better financial charting can do for you! Start your FREE 1-month trial today at https://stockcharts.com 👍🏻 If you enjoyed this video be sure to hit the THUMBS UP ✅ If you found value, consider SUBSCRIBING to our channel and ring the bell so you never miss a new video! Subscribe Here: https://tinyurl.com/wvet7qj 00:00 - Welcome! 00:59 - Equities: $SPX, QQQ, IWM, RSP 03:05 - Growth vs. Value, Commodities, Bonds 05:13 - VIX, Earnings Expectations 08:46 - Bonds, Interest Rate ...

Have You Heard of Micro Goals?
3 days ago by Akil Stokes (Trading Coach at Tier On... @ Trading Coach Podcast

When creating goals, if you make them too big, you'll begin to feel defeated on your way to achieving them. I would advise starting small & building up from there. 🎶LISTEN IN FULL ON YOUR FAVORITE APP 🎵APPLE - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1048-2-tactics-to-stop-taking-bad-trades/id1359294814?i=1000676134422 🎵SPOTIFY - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4pDcG0otszYLkqlwpUJdSJ?si=68dd457db44f4aaa

Monday links: round numbers
3 days ago by abnormalreturns @ Abnormal Returns

3rd Look at Local Housing Markets in October; First Year-over-year Sales Gain Since August 2021
3 days ago by Calculated Risk @ Calculated Risk

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: 3rd Look at Local Housing Markets in October A brief excerpt: NOTE: The tables for active listings, new listings and closed sales all include a comparison to October 2019 for each local market (some 2019 data is not available). This is the third look at local markets in October. I’m tracking over 40 local housing markets in the US. Some of the 40 markets are states, and some are metropolitan areas. I’ll update these tables throughout the month as additional data is released. Closed sales in October were mostly for contracts signed in August and September when 30-year mortgage rates averaged 6.50% and 6.18%, respectively (Freddie Mac PMMS). These were the lowest mortgage rate in 2 years! ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnQAr5tD1vXeo6...

How To Build A Better Brain 🧠
3 days ago by Akil Stokes (Trading Coach at Tier On... @ Trading Coach Podcast

Needless to say, the brain is important in trading & in your everyday life. Here are some tips on what you can do to train it so that you're getting the most out of it. 🎙️Listen To The Full Episode 🎵APPLE - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/792-how-to-build-a-better-brain/id1359294814?i=1000608504839 🎵SPOTIFY - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5MTriRVLBO6J4Ypbb0hcSP?si=wp_GdaraR86K6kcu7ry14A

NAHB: Builder Confidence Increased in November
3 days ago by Calculated Risk @ Calculated Risk

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported the housing market index (HMI) was at 46, up from 43 last month. Any number below 50 indicates that more builders view sales conditions as poor than good. From the NAHB: Builder Confidence Moves Higher as Election Uncertainty is Lifted Builder sentiment improved for the third straight month and builders expect market conditions will continue to improve with Republicans winning control of the White House and Congress. Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 46 in November, up three points from October, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released today. “With the elections now in the rearview mirror, builders are expressing increasi...

Adviser links: a unique experience
3 days ago by abnormalreturns @ Abnormal Returns

Mondays are all about financial adviser-related links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at...

Housing Nov 18th Weekly Update: Inventory Up 0.1% Week-over-week, Up 26.7% Year-over-year
3 days ago by Calculated Risk @ Calculated Risk

Altos reports that active single-family inventory was up 0.1% week-over-week.  Inventory is now 2.4% below the peak for the year (4 weeks ago).Inventory will now decline seasonally until early next year. The first graph shows the seasonal pattern for active single-family inventory since 2015. <img alt="Altos Year-over-year Home Inventory" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcGu8ml5tQRrM91dvrLScr5RfkKlkV4nDRF6ErUO_qrpb4B9Y-gAr4KqCLV35-L2hXaL5n8rfaUYHFNKLLO_M3WsF06WGkj3LUsuLcuCIrReHvAcSBV4GXmL3oBy0T5TbX4xxsP4GdwdbPrUwihKpNUOhoCcSSc_hBY6o46PHvT-J...

Talk Your Book: Investors Love Cash Flow
3 days ago by sean @ A Wealth of Common Sense

On today's show, we are joined by Barry Martin, Portfolio Manager of Shelton Equity Income Fund to discuss what it means to have shares called away, what makes a good stock to write a call option on, understanding the relationship between volatility and option premiums, how rates affect call option strategies, and much more! The post Talk Your Book: Investors Love Cash Flow appeared first on ...