MGIC Investment Corp. (MTG) Wednesday reported a third-quarter net loss of $372.5 million or $4.60 a share compared with net income of $130 million or $1.55 a share the previous year. The company said its quarterly results included a $303 million write-down related to the impairment of its investment in ascribe Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC known as C-Bass a joint go owned by MGIC and Radian Group Inc. (RDN) Mortgage investor C-Bass was hit hard by the subprime slump and faced margin calls from its lenders. MGIC said "unless the cure rate and loss severity improves the company does not foresee net income for the fourth accommodate of 2007 and the full year 2008." The CEO said the company is "come up positioned" from a capital perspective.
MTG Daily ChartIt's a good thing they are "well positioned" because they are going to have losses for at least another year. Permits. Starts. Completions PlungeOn October 17. The count Bureau released the.
The U. S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for September 2007. BUILDING PERMITSPrivately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,226,000. This is 7.3 percent below the revised August rate of 1,322,000 and is 25.9 percent below the revised September 2006 calculate of 1,654,000. Single-family authorizations in September were at a rate of 868,000; this is 7.1 percent below the August evaluate of 934,000. HOUSING STARTSPrivately-owned housing starts in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,191,000. This is 10.2 percent below the revised August calculate of 1,327,000 and is 30.8 percent below the revised September 2006 rate of 1,721,000. Single-family housing starts in September were at a rate of 963,000; this is 1.7 percent below the August evaluate of 980,000. HOUSING COMPLETIONSPrivately-owned housing completions in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,391,000. This is 8.2 percent below the revised August calculate of 1,516,000 and is 31.1 percent below the revised September 2006 rate of 2,019,000. Single-family housing completions in September were at a rate of 1,095,000; this is 11.6 percent below the August figure of 1,239,000.
The penetrate inform The evince "plunge" does seem to be all over the news. Indeed. Minyanville Professor Kevin Depew is reporting in today's "Five Things". Top Ten Soaring ThingsMany of you are sick (and rightfully so) of seeing the word plunge and housing tied together. So let's talk about things that are soaring.
You have to admit a 10-fold rise in bank REOs is rather impressive. Bonus DozenHere are two more things that are soaring in graphical form courtesy of. Downey Financial Delinquent LoansDowney Financial Nonperforming AssetsIf Paulson is worried about bank balance sheets now (please see for a discussion) he and the Fed are likely to be in panic mode when consumer spending plunges and commercial real estate collapses in its change state. The Fed's worst nightmare is rising REOs collapsing real estate values and falling demand for credit. All three are going to happen. Mike Shedlock / Mishhttp://globaleconomicanalysis blogspot com/
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