MBA Weekly Survey Nov. 9, 2022: Rates Rise; Refis Fall to 22-Year Low

Mortgage applications fell for the seventh straight week, with rising mortgage rates pushing refinance applications to their lowest level since 2000, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Nov. 4.

MBA Weekly Survey Nov. 9, 2022: Rates Rise; Refis Fall to 22-Year Low

Mortgage applications fell for the seventh straight week, with rising mortgage rates pushing refinance applications to their lowest level since 2000, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Nov. 4.

MBA Chart of the Week Nov. 4 2022: Mortgage Payment to Rent Ratio

This week’s MBA Chart of the Week examines another metric from our PAPI dataset – the mortgage payment to rent ratio. The orange line relates the median principal and interest payment to the median asking rent, and the blue line relates the 25th percentile mortgage application payment to the median asking rent (that may be a more suitable ratio for first-time homebuyers).

MBA Chart of the Week Nov. 4 2022: Mortgage Payment to Rent Ratio

This week’s MBA Chart of the Week examines another metric from our PAPI dataset – the mortgage payment to rent ratio. The orange line relates the median principal and interest payment to the median asking rent, and the blue line relates the 25th percentile mortgage application payment to the median asking rent (that may be a more suitable ratio for first-time homebuyers).

MBA Weekly Survey Nov. 2, 2022: Applications Fall 6th Straight Week

Despite a slight drop in mortgage rates, mortgage applications fell for the sixth straight week, although refinance applications ticked up, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 28.