Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Tsunami of foreclosures finally here? We are about to find out.

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 Financial Markets
Friday capped the Dow’s biggest weekly loss in 7 weeks, ending the day at 16,960 (according to the app on my I phone).  The Dow lost over 100 pts during the first hour of the opening bell Friday, after Visa and Amazon released disappointing earnings reports.  2nd Quarter earnings reports season has turned out to be a positive one thus far, as nearly 70% of the companies in the S and P 500 have either met or topped earnings estimates. 

The Fannie Mae 3.5 and GNMA 3.5 coupons have avoided turbulent trading over the past 2 weeks, with only a variance of just 40 basis points between the high and low.  This basically means that 30 yr fixed rates haven’t moved more than .125% one way or the other.  It appears to be a stale mate between a positive earnings season and geopolitical unrest, and as a result the mortgage-backed securities are sailing through calm waters. 

Southern Nevada Real Estate Related Data
According to a report recently released by Auction Control Systems, notice of defaults are on the rise and will continue to do so over the upcoming months, and would more than likely lead to a dip in sales prices in the upcoming months.  NODs for the month of July project to be nearly 1,000 (less than 200 in January of this year) and the company expects “2,000 notices monthly by fourth quarter”.  The report goes on to state that the banks have navigated through State Senate Bill 321, and are finally able to properly  execute the foreclosure from a legal stand point. 

Below is a thorough, interactive real estate sales report for the month of June.  Most of the data has been covered in previous update, but is still a useful report if you are interested in keeping current with trends.  Thanks Chicago Title!
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