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Real Estate and Mortgage Finance
Featured Content
RGE Analysis
Comparing Spain With Ireland and Other PIIGS: Better in Some Ways, More at Risk in Others
Nov 25, 2010
Asia/Pacific
Australia: Finance and Banking
Demand for Private Credit in Australia Sustained in August; Outlook Remains Weak
Australia : Pacific : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks : Nonbank Intermediaries : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Securitization and Structured Finance :
Hong Kong: Key Sectors
Hong Kong Property Market Softens Pace of Rise: Bubble Taking Pause?
Hong Kong : Northeast Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Macroeconomy : Markets : Commercial : Real Estate : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Residential :
Latin America
North America
Canada: Banking Sector
Canadian Banks Get Kudos From Financial Stability Board and Fitch
Canadian Banks: Strong in Q4 2011 Despite Weak Capital Markets
Canada : North America : Finance and Banking : Macroeconomy : Current Financial Crisis : Real Estate : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :
United States: Real Estate
U.S. Existing Home Sales Rebound in April; Home Prices Gain
U.S. Housing Starts Rebound; Building Permits Decline in April
United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Macroeconomy : Real Estate : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Residential :
Canada: Real-Estate Sector
Canadian Housing Is Stabilizing
Will New Regulations Help Canadian Property Achieve a Soft Landing?
Canada : North America : Finance and Banking : Macroeconomy : Commercial : Real Estate : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Residential :
Delinquencies and Foreclosures in the Residential Mortgage Market
United States : Advanced Economies : North America : Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance :
Government Sponsored Enterprises
Proposal For New Agency to Replace Fannie-Freddie
Federal Housing Finance Agency Sues 17 U.S. Banks
United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance :
United States: Commercial Real Estate Loans and Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS)
Commercial Real Estate Loss Estimates
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS): Fundamentals
United States : Advanced Economies : North America : Finance and Banking : Commercial : Real Estate : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance :
SIVs, Conduits and Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP)
United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Securitization and Structured Finance :
Private Mortgage Insurers
United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance :
Convexity
Mortgage Convexity Risk: Are Technical Factors Driving Long-Term Treasury Yields Higher?
United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance :
Market Strategy
Market Strategy
Q3 2010 Scenario Analysis: Macroeconomic Factors & Asset Class Investment Implications
By Aug 2, 2010
Economic Research
North America Weekly
In a Data-Heavy Week, Keep an Eye on U.S. GDI and Services Spending
By Feb 27, 2012
North America Weekly
Revising Up the U.S. Growth Outlook; Managing Canada’s Expectations for 2012
By Feb 13, 2012
Global Economic Outlook
United States Outlook: Calmer Headwinds and Better Growth Prospects
By Feb 13, 2012
Economic Research
A State of Union and Inequality: The Buffett Tax and Other Defining Issues
By Jan 25, 2012
Economic Research
Declining Finances Leave Canadian Households Vulnerable in the Long Term
By Dec 20, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Inflation and Monetary Policy; Canada Inflation and Retail Sales
By Nov 21, 2011
North America Weekly
Fed Policy: Keep Those Expectations in Check; Inflation Not a Game Changer for Bank of Canada
By Sep 26, 2011
Europe Weekly
UK QE2; Hungarian Financial Stability Concerns; Swedish Policy Bullets; Swiss Currency Strength; Irish Growth Outlook
By Sep 23, 2011
Global Economic Outlook
United States Outlook Update: This Economy Needs More Than a Twist and a Tax Cut!
By Sep 20, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Recession Watch; Canadian Consumer Spending and Monetary Policy
By Aug 22, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Eyes on Q2 GDP; Canada: Q2 GDP to Slow; Q4 Hike in the Cards
By Jul 25, 2011
Europe Weekly
UK Monetary Policy; Eurozone Inflation; Swedish Households; Eastern European Banks; Turkish Consumer Confidence; Polish Manufacturing
By Jul 22, 2011
Asia Weekly
Singapore, Vietnam and Australia Inflation; India and Philippine Monetary Policy; Thailand Manufacturing
By Jul 21, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S.: A Weak ISM and FOMC Musings; Canada: Strong Inflation For Now
By Jun 27, 2011
Asia Weekly
Outlook Updates for Australia, China, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam
By Jun 23, 2011
Global Economic Outlook
Asia Outlook Update: Strong Growth, Stronger Inflation, Trailing Policy Responses
By Jun 21, 2011
Europe Weekly
ECB Collateral Holdings; German Dynamics; UK Corporates; Turkish Monetary Policy; Polish Consumption; Hungarian Mortgage Relief
By May 27, 2011
North America Weekly
Eyes on the CPIs: A Close Look at Headline and Core Inflation in the U.S. and Canada
By May 16, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Core Inflation to Remain Contained; Canada's Spending Strong
By Mar 21, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Q1 GDP Tracking a Softer Read; No Inflation Worries for Canadian Central Bank
By Mar 14, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Retail Sales to Improve, Housing Starts Modest in Busy Data Week; Commodities Demand Poses Upside Risk for Canada
By Feb 14, 2011
North America Weekly
U.S. Employment a Wintry Mix; Canadian Employment Surges, Set to Moderate
By Feb 7, 2011
North America Weekly
Will the Fed Allow Rising Borrowing Costs?; Sonata Forms in the Treasury Market
By Dec 20, 2010
Economic Research
Comparing Spain With Ireland and Other PIIGS: Better in Some Ways, More at Risk in Others
By Nov 25, 2010
Economic Research
Can Home Demand in India Catch Up With Rising Prices and Investment?
By Oct 21, 2010
Economic Research
Policy Measures Could Limit—But Not Prevent—Seoul’s Real Estate Correction
By Oct 21, 2010
Economic Research
U.S. Consumer Spending Better in Q3; Dollar Retains its Reserve Share
By Oct 4, 2010
Economic Research
United States: FOMC Poised to Step Up, Home Prices Poised to Step Down
By Sep 27, 2010
Economic Research
North America Focus: Weak U.S. Data Spark 'Race to the Bottom'; Canada's Consumers Still Cool
By Aug 23, 2010
Economic Research
North America Focus: U.S. Flying on One Engine; Canadian Labor Market Flashing Red?
By Aug 9, 2010
Economic Research
How Authorization to Recapitalize Banks via Public Capital Injections ("Partial Nationalization") Was Introduced - Indirectly Thorugh the Back Door - into the TARP Legislation
By Oct 9, 2008
Economic Research
The U.S. and Global Financial Crisis is Becoming Much More Severe in Spite of the Treasury Rescue Plan. The Risk of a Total Systemic Meltdown is Now as High as Ever
By Sep 29, 2008
Economic Research
HOME (Home Owners’ Mortgage Enterprise): A 10 Step Plan to Resolve the Financial Crisis
By Sep 24, 2008
Economic Research
We Need a New HOLC - More Than a New RTC or RFC - to Provide Massive Debt Relief to the Household Sector. We Need to Create the HOME (Home Owners' Mortgage Enterprise)
By Sep 19, 2008
Economic Research
Life Without Home Equity (Withdrawal) - Down to US$24 Billion in Q1 2008
By Aug 28, 2008
Economic Research
Insolvency of the Fannie and Freddie Predicted Here Two Years Ago. What Happens Next? Or How to Avoid the “Mother of All Bailouts”
By Jul 11, 2008
Economic Research
Broad Support Among Economists and Experts of the Goal of Providing Mortgage Debt Relief to Distressed Borrowers
By May 15, 2008
Economic Research
Why the Frank-Dodd Proposal for Resolving the Mortgage Crisis Makes Sense and Why the Threatened Veto of This Legislation by the White House is Reckless
By May 13, 2008
Economic Research
The Rising Risk of a Systemic Financial Meltdown: The Twelve Steps to Disaster
By Feb 5, 2008
Economic Research
Mortgage-Backed Securities, Derivatives, and Indexes: An Introduction
By Mar 27, 2007
Economic Research
Eight Market Spins About Housing by Perma-Bull Spin-Doctors... and the Reality of the Coming Ugliest Housing Bust Ever
By Aug 26, 2006
EconoMonitors
Finance & Markets Channel
The More You Look, the More Bank Criminality You Find in Mortgage Land
Sep 2, 2011
Finance & Markets Channel
Mortgage Fraud Whitewash: $20 Billion 'Get Out of Jail Free' Settlement Floated
Feb 25, 2011
Finance & Markets Channel
New York's U.S. Bankruptcy Court Rules MERS's Business Model Is Illegal
Feb 17, 2011
Geostrategy Channel
Pending Massachusetts Supreme Court Ruling May Invalidate Securitization Mortgage Transfers
Jan 6, 2011
Finance & Markets Channel
Attorney General Tom Miller Reneges on Promise to Prosecute Mortgage Fraud (Updated)
Jan 5, 2011
Geostrategy Channel
Treasury Bars Use of TARP Funds to Help Borrowers Facing Foreclosure
Dec 10, 2010
Nouriel Roubini's Global EconoMonitor
Roubini NYT DealBook Interview - U.S. Real Estate Problems are 'Underappreciated'
Dec 7, 2010
Geostrategy Channel
Support Representative Kaptur's Bill: Time to Shut Down MERS and to Restore the Rule of Law
Nov 23, 2010
Finance & Markets Channel
Countrywide Admits to Not Conveying Notes to Mortgage Securitization Trusts
Nov 22, 2010
Finance & Markets Channel
More on the Peculiar Pimco, BlackRock, New York Fed Putback Letter to Countrywide
Oct 25, 2010
Finance & Markets Channel
Morgenson Sort of Acknowledges Problems with Residential MBS Rights to Foreclose
Oct 24, 2010
Finance & Markets Channel
Darwin’s Law of Maladaptive Corporate Behavior (or, why bailouts are nearly always a terrible idea)
Oct 20, 2010
Finance & Markets Channel
Do Underwater Homeowners Have Zero Cost Option on Home Prices?
Oct 19, 2010
Don't Shoot the Messenger
Do the Latest European Bank Lending Numbers Reveal a Major Headache Looming For the ECB?
Jul 30, 2010
Finance & Markets Channel
Mortgage Originators Everywhere Seeing Red As Freddie 30 Year Mortgage Hits Fresh All Time Low Of 4.54%
Jul 29, 2010
Finance & Markets Channel
On Goldman’s (and Now Morgan Stanley’s) Deceptive Synthetic CDO Practices
Dec 30, 2009
Finance & Markets Channel
How Should China Finance the Growth of its Housing Market?: Europe’s Experience with Covered Bonds
Sep 29, 2009
Don't Shoot the Messenger
Twenty Percent of Spanish Mortgages Now Considered to be High Risk
Aug 18, 2009
Daily Digest
News
Hungary unveils details of interest rate subsidies, grants in Home Creation Plan
Portfolio.hu Oct 12, 2011
Opinions
Opinion: David Whitburn argues the idea that property investors have a tax advantage is a myth; the depreciation changes created a disadvantage
Interest.co.nz Oct 07, 2011
News
Announcement: Moody's: Australian mortgage delinquencies rising despite economy's strength
Moody's (subscription required) Oct 05, 2011
News
Floating rate home loans by value fall month-on-month for the first time in 24 months
Interest.co.nz Oct 03, 2011
News
Hungary's government, Not paid in full: A new mortgage law annoys the banks, but will do little for the economy
The Economist Sep 29, 2011
News
Fitch says Hungarian FX debt fix scheme could impede l-t development of the banking system
Portfolio.hu Sep 28, 2011
News
Moody’s says change to Hungarian mortgage contracts sets worrying precedent
Portfolio.hu Sep 27, 2011
Analysis
CEE Insights: Czech Rates unchanged; Hungary: Announced measures and FX plan weigh on outlook; Poland: Sharp PLN weakening could have inflationary effect; Romania: NBR to keep key rate unchanged; Turkey: No change in rates
Erste Bank (free registration required) Sep 23, 2011
News
FX Mortgage Conversion, ANALYST VIEW - Can Hungary see the wood for the trees? - UBS
Portfolio.hu Sep 23, 2011
News
Roost Home Loan Affordability report shows affordability dip in August, but outlook better while interest rates stay lower for longer
Interest.co.nz Sep 22, 2011
News
Hungary FX loan plan weighs on exchange rate-cbanker
Krisztina Than and Gergely Szakacs Sep 22, 2011
News
Hungary c.bank to allow local lenders to tap FX reserves in debt fix programme
Portfolio.hu Sep 20, 2011
News
Singaporean developers warn the government of potential oversupply
Property Report Sep 12, 2011
News
Hungary gov't examines ways to restrict eligibility for FX debt fix programme
Portfolio.hu Sep 16, 2011
Analysis
Hungary: Senior loan officer survey on bank lending practices- 2011 Q2 August 2011
Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Central Bank of Hungary) Aug 25, 2011
News
Affordability improves to its best levels since September 2003 in July as median prices fall and interest rates stay low, Roost Home Loan Affordability report shows
Interest.co.nz Aug 19, 2011
News
Hungary Joins Poland Offering Aid for Borrowers Hurt by Franc's Rise
Wall Street Journal Aug 13, 2011
News
China Housing Ministry: Jan-July Public Housing Starts Total 7.218 Mln Units
Wall Street Journal Aug 12, 2011
News
Kiwibank cuts one year fixed mortgage rate to 5.65% from 5.80% and says this 'special offer' is open until end of August
Interest.co.nz Aug 09, 2011
News
Residential Real Estate Loans Grow by P3.7 Billion for the First Quarter
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Aug 08, 2011
News
China Beckons Cashed Up Hong Kong Developers as Mainland Rivals Squeezed
Bloomberg Aug 03, 2011
Blogs
Hungary’s Financial Authority Launches Calculator for Swissie Borrowers
WSJ Blogs Aug 02, 2011
Analysis
Canadian home resale market forecast update: still heading toward moderation
RBC Economics Jul 21, 2011
News
South Korea to Encourage Fixed-Rate Loans to Control Record Household Debt
Bloomberg Jun 29, 2011
News
South Korea to Encourage Fixed-Rate Loans to Control Record Household Debt
Bloomberg Jun 29, 2011
News
Roost report shows home loan affordability improves in May to best levels since April 2004 due to low interest rates and lower house prices
Interest.co.nz Jun 17, 2011
News
RBNZ happy with short-term borrowers, expects Kiwis to stay more short-term like Aussies meaning less need for OCR hikes
Interest.co.nz Jun 09, 2011
Analysis
Hungary: FX Mortgages Solution Is Short-Term Fix, but No Panacea
Morgan Stanley Jun 07, 2011
Blogs
China’s uncollateralised, cash flow-less, local government loans
WSJ - China Real Time Jun 07, 2011
Analysis
CEE Weekly: Poland – Hawkish momentum in MPC; Hungary – FX Mortgage agreement reached; Russia – Central bank continues to tighten credit conditions
Raiffeisen Research Jun 03, 2011
Analysis
EMEA Weekly: Polish central bank to hike again; Monetary Policy Tracker points to less aggressive tightening; Swiss franc less damaging for HUF than feared; Political uncertainty spikes in Latvia
Danske Markets Research Jun 03, 2011
News
What will Hungary's FX debtor relief scheme bring to the banking sector and OTP Bank?
portfolio.hu (free registration required) May 31, 2011
Analysis
Emerging Markets Daily: Turkey — Recent data refutes effectiveness of CBT’s strategy; Hungary — No easy solution for FX mortgage problem; Poland — No surprise in output data
Citigroup Global Markets May 23, 2011
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