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Fannie Mae reported that the Single-Family Serious Delinquency increased to 0.65% in December from 0.64% in November. The serious delinquency rate is down from 1.25% in December 2021. This is at the pre-pandemic lows. These are mortgage loans that are "three monthly payments or more past due or in foreclosure". The Fannie Mae serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 5.59% following the housing bubble and peaked at 3.32% in August 2020 during the pandemic.
Altos reports inventory was down 1.4% week-over-week. Usually inventory bottoms in February; in 2022, inventory bottomed in early March. Here are the same week inventory changes for the last five years: 2023: -6.5K 2022: -5.3K 2021: -8.3K 2020: -3.7K 2019: +2.7K Click on graph for larger image. This inventory graph is courtesy of Altos Research. As of January 27th, inventory was at 466 thousand (7-day average), compared to 472 thousand the prior week.
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