MBA Chart of the Week: New, Existing Home Sales

We are forecasting a weak start to 2023 for the housing market. Driven by a recession in the first half of the year and a continuation of the trends outlined above, we expect a 13% drop in existing home sales and a 4% decrease in new home sales for 2023, following 16% decreases in both segments in 2022.

MBA Chart of the Week: New, Existing Home Sales

We are forecasting a weak start to 2023 for the housing market. Driven by a recession in the first half of the year and a continuation of the trends outlined above, we expect a 13% drop in existing home sales and a 4% decrease in new home sales for 2023, following 16% decreases in both segments in 2022.

November New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Up 1%

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s November Builder Applications Survey reported mortgage applications for new home purchases rose by 1percent from October, but fell by 25.2 percent from a year ago.

November New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Up 1%

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s November Builder Applications Survey reported mortgage applications for new home purchases rose by 1percent from October, but fell by 25.2 percent from a year ago.

MBA Chart of the Week Dec. 16, 2022: Federal Funds Rate Projections

In an effort to increase transparency after the Great Recession, one of the Federal Open Market Committee communication initiatives under Chairman Ben Bernanke was to publish individual members’ assessments of the economy in the Summary of Economic Projections. In this week’s MBA Chart of the Week, we track changes in policymakers’ quarterly published SEP forecasts of the federal funds rate over the past eight quarters.