MBA: April Mortgage Application Payments Jump 8.8% to $1,889

Homebuyer affordability decreased in April, with the national median payment applied for by applicants rising by 8.8 percent to $1,889 from $1,736 in March, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Thursday.

MBA Chart of the Week Apr. 15, 2022: Net Migration by Metropolitan Status

MBA Chart of the Week shows net migration by metropolitan status from spring 2015 to spring 2021. The most recent 2020-2021 data allows us to examine moves during the first year of the pandemic, and to see if, as widely reported, there was accelerated movement out of cities to the suburbs (or even further afield) compared to the five years prior to COVID-19.

MBA Chart of the Week Apr. 15, 2022: Net Migration by Metropolitan Status

MBA Chart of the Week shows net migration by metropolitan status from spring 2015 to spring 2021. The most recent 2020-2021 data allows us to examine moves during the first year of the pandemic, and to see if, as widely reported, there was accelerated movement out of cities to the suburbs (or even further afield) compared to the five years prior to COVID-19.

MBA Chart of the Week Mar. 11, 2022: MBA Weekly Applications Survey Purchase Loan Size

With increasing home prices, it is instructive to understand how home purchase mortgage origination amounts have increased. In this week’s MBA Chart of the Week, we examine how the loan size for fixed-rate 30-year purchase mortgage applications has changed since 2015 using MBA’s Weekly Applications Survey data.