MBA Weekly Applications Survey Sept. 1, 2021: Refis Down, Purchases Up

With refinance applications and purchase applications moving in different directions, overall mortgage application activity fell last week as interest rates held steady, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending Aug. 27.

Existing Home Sales Post Modest July Increase

Existing home sales rose for the second straight month to their highest level since March, the National Association of Realtors reported Monday.

The Week Ahead Aug. 23, 2021: Another Busy Week for Housing

Good morning! We hope you are enjoying this summer and are safe from forest fires, triple-degree temperatures, hurricanes, tropical storms, locusts, frogs and blight. Oh, and the apparent return of “murder hornets.”