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MBA Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni on housing market trends

May 22, 2024
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Mike Fratantoni
Mike Fratantoni, Chief Economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association, discusses housing market trends including mortgage rates, home equity levels, home prices, and lender profitability. Topics covered include challenges of increasing origination costs, impact of low mortgage rates on decisions, shift away from adjustable-rate mortgages, discrepancies in population estimates, growth in home equity, and navigating interest rate spreads in mortgage banking.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Current Trends in the Housing Market
02:22 • 5min
3
Analysis of Adjustable-Rate Mortgages in the Housing Market
07:17 • 2min
4
Analyzing Population Estimates' Impact on Housing Trends
08:55 • 4min
5
Home Equity Trends and Market Implications
12:36 • 10min
6
Navigating Interest Rate Spreads and Market Challenges in Mortgage Banking
23:04 • 9min