MBA Chart of the Week: New Home Purchase Applications

Purchase activity for newly built homes has outperformed existing home purchases for most of 2023. The lack of existing home inventory has been due to low mortgage rates in 2020 and 2021 that are keeping current homeowners from listing their homes.

MBA Weekly Survey Sept. 13: Mortgage Applications Decrease

Mortgage applications decreased 0.8 percent from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 8, 2023.

MBA: Mortgage Credit Availability Increased in August

Mor­­tgage credit availability increased in August according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index, a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association that analyzes data from ICE Mortgage Technology.

MBA Weekly Survey Sept. 13: Mortgage Applications Decrease

Mortgage applications decreased 0.8 percent from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 8, 2023.

MBA: Mortgage Credit Availability Increased in August

Mor­­tgage credit availability increased in August according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index, a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association that analyzes data from ICE Mortgage Technology.

MBA Weekly Survey Sept. 6: Mortgage Applications Decrease

Mortgage applications decreased 2.9 percent from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Sept. 1, 2023.

MBA Weekly Survey Sept. 6: Mortgage Applications Decrease

Mortgage applications decreased 2.9 percent from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Sept. 1, 2023.

MBA Weekly Survey Aug. 30: Mortgage Applications Increase

Mortgage applications increased 2.3 percent from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 25, 2023.