Archive for August, 2010

S&P/Case-Shiller: Home Prices Rise in June. Tax Credit Hangover Ahead

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Posted To: MND NewsWire
The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index was up 4.4 percent in the second quarter of 2010, more than recovering from the 2.9 percent loss that was suffered in the first quarter, but the index committee warned that recent housing indicators “point to more ominous signals as tax incentives have ended and foreclosures continue.” On a month to month basis, the 10-city index improved 1.0 percent to 161.04 and the 20-city index rose 1.0 percent to 147.97. The year over year 10-City and 20 City Composite Indices for June marked the first time in 16 months that the increase in annual returns moderated, pointing to a possible deceleration in home price returns. In May the YoY increase in the 10-City Composite was 5.4 percent, in June it was 5.0 percent. The 20-City figure…(read more)
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S&P/Case-Shiller: Home Prices Rise in June. Tax Credit Hangover Ahead

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Posted To: MND NewsWire
The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index was up 4.4 percent in the second quarter of 2010, more than recovering from the 2.9 percent loss that was suffered in the first quarter, but the index committee warned that recent housing indicators “point to more ominous signals as tax incentives have ended and foreclosures continue.” On a month to month basis, the 10-city index improved 1.0 percent to 161.04 and the 20-city index rose 1.0 percent to 147.97. The year over year 10-City and 20 City Composite Indices for June marked the first time in 16 months that the increase in annual returns moderated, pointing to a possible deceleration in home price returns. In May the YoY increase in the 10-City Composite was 5.4 percent, in June it was 5.0 percent. The 20-City figure…(read more)
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Original post by Jann Swanson

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Production MBS Coupon Hits New High. Loan Pricing Noticeably Better as 3.5s Trade Forward

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Posted To: MBS Commentary
While 2 of the 3 top tier data sets released this morning failed to improve on a month to month basis, 2 of those 3 were better than economists were expecting. Consumer Confidence perked up and beat consensus forecasts while Chicago PMI was a downer all around. Equity market seem to be focusing on the better than expected headlines vs. the month over month deteriorations, specifically the large uptick in Consumer Confidence. I say that because Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionaries are leading the broader market higher. I would also point toward technical support at S&P 1040 as a reason to buy. This is where volume accumulated and stocks reversed course after a weak Chicago PMI print at 945am. S&Ps are currently +6.00 at 1051. Trading volume has already surpassed yesterday’s…(read more)
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