Mortgage application activity continued its strong early 2020 pace, buoyed by the lowest interest rates in more than three years, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 24.
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Ellie Mae: Interest Rate Rise Sparks Jump in Purchase Originations
The company’s monthly Origination Insight Report said purchase loans accounted for 54 percent of total closed loans in December, up from 51 percent in November and the 2019 low of 49 percent in September.
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Mortgage Applications Decrease in MBA Weekly Survey
What goes up, must come down. Following a stellar start to the month last week, in which mortgage applications jumped by more than 30 percent after the New Year’s holiday, the pendulum swung back slightly.
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Mortgage Applications Decrease in MBA Weekly Survey
What goes up, must come down. Following a stellar start to the month last week, in which mortgage applications jumped by more than 30 percent after the New Year’s holiday, the pendulum swung back slightly.
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After Holiday Break, Mortgage Applications Soar in MBA Weekly Survey
The week after the holidays usually sees a sharp jump in mortgage applications activity, and last week was no exception, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
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MBA Weekly Applications: A Tale of Two Surveys
Mortgage applications yo-yoed over the past two weeks, falling by 13 percent over the holiday break before regaining most ground the first week of January, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported in its Weekly Applications Survey for the weeks ending Dec. 27, 2019 and Jan. 3.
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MBA Weekly Applications: A Tale of Two Surveys
Mortgage applications yo-yoed over the past two weeks, falling by 13 percent over the holiday break before regaining most ground the first week of January, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Applications Survey for the weeks ending Dec. 27, 2019 and Jan. 3.
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Mortgage Applications Down in MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications fell from one week earlier as key interest rates hovered just under 4 percent, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 13.
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New MBA White Paper Analyzes Commercial Real Estate Market Trends, Outlook
The Mortgage Bankers Association this morning released a new white paper, Where From Here?, which examines current economic trends and commercial/multifamily real estate market conditions and summarizes recent comprehensive data–by property type and capital source–reported by MBA’s research team.
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Mortgage Applications Dip in MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications fell last week from one week earlier, even as key interest rates held below 4 percent, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 29.