MBA Chart of the Week Aug. 7: Average Home Loan Size

This week’s Chart of the Week explores differences in average home purchase loan sizes by company type, where company types are defined by primary regulator and balance sheet assets (with large depositories holding assets of $10 billion or more).

MBA Chart of the Week July 17, 2023: IMB Production Expenses Vs. Gross Production Expenses

In May, MBA Research released the first quarter results of its Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report (QPR). Total loan production expenses – commissions, compensation, occupancy, equipment, and other production expenses and corporate allocations – increased to a study-high of $13,171 per loan in the first quarter.

MBA Chart of the Week Aug. 8, 2022: Mortgage Payment to Rent Ratio

This MBA Chart of the Week examines the relationship between mortgage payments and asking rents since the second half of 2009. MBA’s national mortgage payment to rent ratio compares the national median and 25th percentile mortgage payments to the national median asking rent.