Homebuyer affordability decreased in February, with the national median payment applied for by applicants jumping 8.3 percent to $1,653 from $1,526 in January, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Thursday.
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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.
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.
People in the News Feb. 14, 2022: Pharrah Jackson-Rowell Rejoins Greystone; Leadership Transition at First American
Greystone, New York, named Pharrah Jackson-Rowell Vice President and loan originator on the firm’s affordable lending team.
MBA Chart of the Week: Job Openings for Selected Industries
In this week’s MBA Chart of the Week, we updated the JOLTS monthly data series on job openings for selected industries.
MBA Chart of the Week Feb. 4 2022: Job Openings for Selected Industries
In this week’s MBA Chart of the Week, we updated the JOLTS monthly data series on job openings for selected industries.
MBA Chart of the Week Feb. 4 2022: Job Openings for Selected Industries
In this week’s MBA Chart of the Week, we updated the JOLTS monthly data series on job openings for selected industries.
MBA Chart of the Week Jan. 7 2022: Insured Employment 2020-2021
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week highlights the steep rise in insured unemployment at the start of the pandemic (March 2020) and its steady decline through the fall of 2021 as the labor market improved (and related government financial support to households waned).
MBA Chart of the Week Jan. 7 2022: Insured Employment 2020-2021
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week highlights the steep rise in insured unemployment at the start of the pandemic (March 2020) and its steady decline through the fall of 2021 as the labor market improved (and related government financial support to households waned).
MBA Chart of the Week Dec. 17 2021: Federal Reserve Dot Plots
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week traces the Federal Open Market Committee forecasts and long-run estimates of four key metrics that contribute to Fed decision-making and communication – GDP, inflation, unemployment and the Fed funds rate.