S&P 500: Stock pricing vs. earnings (P/E ratio)
An update on stock pricing and earnings.
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Category: Finance
Current market rates
Where are mortgage rates now? Check out our weekly interest rate update to track the latest market rates.
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Press Release: Q4 2020 Buyer Purchasing Power Index climbs to new heights as interest rates reach record lows
The BPPI was +13.4 at the end of Q4 2020.
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2020 in review and a forecast for 2021
This article digests the major housing developments that occurred in 2020 and details firsttuesday’s forecast for 2021.
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Jobs move real estate
California’s employment market finally reached a full recovery in 2019, only to plunge in 2020.
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Mortgage credit availability inches higher following 2020’s steep decline
The Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) is 30% below pre-pandemic levels.
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Commercial, multi-family mortgage originations set to decline by one-third in 2020
While experiencing significant losses in 2020, the commercial and multi-family mortgage industry escaped the worst of experts’ original predictions.
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Using the yield spread to forecast recessions and recoveries
The yield spread indicates the likelihood of a recession or recovery one year forward.
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Orange County housing indicators
View these Orange County regional charts for details on current activity and forecasts for its local housing market.
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Rate of unbanked households to rise in 2020
The FDIC expects the number of unbanked households to rise in 2020-2021 due to the major income losses experienced during the 2020 recession.
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IRS announces new tax rates for 2021
An overview of the IRS’s inflation adjustments for the 2021 tax year.
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Poll: Is the 43% debt-to-income (DTI) ratio threshold a strong indicator of a homebuyer’s ability-to-repay?
As the CFPB weighs eliminating the DTI requirements from the QM standards, let other readers know where you stand.
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CFPB sets crosshairs on DTI requirements for new QM criteria
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is shaking up the mortgage market with its new proposal for qualified mortgage (QM) criteria.
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Tax Benefits of Ownership: tiered tax rates for profits
This updated excerpt from the forthcoming edition of Tax Benefits of Ownership covers the basics...
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Poll: Do your clients check their credit score before getting pre-approved for a mortgage?
Share your experience with other real estate professionals.
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Tax Benefits of Ownership: tax aspects advice
The following excerpt is from the forthcoming edition of Tax Benefits of Ownership which gives an overview on a transaction’s tax aspects.
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Tax Benefits of Ownership: vacation home sales
This excerpt from the forthcoming edition of Tax Benefits of Ownership gives an overview on vacation home sales.
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Tax Benefits of Ownership: The §1031 reinvestment plan
This excerpt from the forthcoming edition of Tax Benefits of Ownership gives a brief overview of the fundamentals of Internal Revenue Code §1031 reinvestment plans.
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Refinances oppose interest rate movement
Refinances made up 79% of all mortgage originations in Q2 2020.
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Tax Benefits of Ownership: The Mortgage Interest Deduction
This updated excerpt from the forthcoming edition of Tax Benefits of Ownership covers the basics...
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