MBA: February Mortgage Application Payments Up 5%

Homebuyer affordability declined in February, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants increasing 4.9 percent to $2,061 from $1,964 in January, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s monthly Purchase Applications Payment Index.

MBA: February Mortgage Application Payments Up 5%

Homebuyer affordability declined in February, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants increasing 4.9 percent to $2,061 from $1,964 in January, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s monthly Purchase Applications Payment Index.

MBA Chart of the Week Feb. 10 2023: Climate Risk and Housing Finance

The Research Institute for Housing America, MBA’s think tank, released the first volume of A Collection of Essays on Climate Risk and the Housing Market that examines various aspects of how climate risk is impacting housing markets (as summarized in this week’s chart that replicates Exhibit 1 from the second essay).

MBA Chart of the Week Feb. 10 2023: Climate Risk and Housing Finance

The Research Institute for Housing America, MBA’s think tank, released the first volume of A Collection of Essays on Climate Risk and the Housing Market that examines various aspects of how climate risk is impacting housing markets (as summarized in this week’s chart that replicates Exhibit 1 from the second essay).