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Mortgage Delinquency and Foreclosure Rates Decreased During Third Quarter
The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties fell to a seasonally adjusted rate of 7.40 percent of all loans outstanding as of the end of the third quarter of 2012, a decrease of 18 basis points from the second quarter of 2012, and a decrease of 59 basis points from one year ago, according to the MBA National Delinquency Survey.
Economy Watch: Retail Sales See Downtick in October
U.S. retail sales declined 0.3 percent from September to October, according to the Census Bureau.
Today’s Deals: McCann Enters Nashville with 336-Unit Buy
McCann buys a 2009-built asset in Nashville, Tenn.; Beech Street closes $15.2 million for an acquisition; and Walker & Dunlop supplies a $3 million HUD-insured refinance loan.
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 12.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 9, 2012.
Economy Watch: Commercial Mortgage Originations Dip in 3Q
Commercial and multifamily mortgage origination volumes dropped by 7 percent during the third quarter of 2012 compared with the same quarter in 2011, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
TODAY’S DEALS: Federal Capital Partners Completes D.C. Sale
Federal Capital Partners sells an asset in Washington, D.C.; Wood Partners breaks ground in Colorado; and HFF closes on a $10.9 million value-add transaction.
Economy Watch: IEA Predicts Further Boom in U.S. Energy Production
The International Energy Agency, which released the 2012 edition of its “World Energy Outlook” on Monday, predicts that the United States is well on the way to becoming the world’s top oil producer.
TODAY’S DEALS: JV Lands Financing for Houston High-Rise
PM Realty and the INDURE Fund land construction financing; Cardinal Group Investments buys a Portland asset; and NorthMarq arranges a $13.9 million Freddie Mac loan.
Economy Watch: Foreclosed Properties Less Discounted Than Before
Even in a healthy economy, foreclosed residential properties typically sell at a discount to non-foreclosed ones, but during the worst of the recession, when foreclosures flooded many markets around the country, the pricing difference between the two was especially pronounced.
Economy Watch: CBO Details Impact of Fiscal Cliff
The Congressional Budget Office—which, despite the name, Congress is under no obligation to listen to—reported on Thursday on the “economic effects of reducing fiscal tightening.”