This week’s MBA Chart of the Week captures the share of mortgage applications to purchase or refinance a second home or investment property.
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MBA Weekly Applications Survey Mar. 10, 2021: Rising Rates Send Applications Down
Mortgage applications fell by 1.3 percent from one week earlier as key mortgage rates jumped to their highest rate since last July, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 5.

MBA Weekly Applications Survey Mar. 10, 2021: Rising Rates Send Applications Down
Mortgage applications fell by 1.3 percent from one week earlier as key mortgage rates jumped to their highest rate since last July, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 5.

Mortgage Credit Availability Unchanged in February
Mortgage credit availability remained unchanged in February and held near its lowest level in six years, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning.

Mortgage Credit Availability Unchanged in February
Mortgage credit availability remained unchanged in February and held near its lowest level in six years, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning.

MBA Chart of the Week Mar. 5 2021: FHFA Purchase-Only Index
The rate of U.S. home-price appreciation continues to be driven higher by a combination of strong demand for housing and record-low housing inventory for sale. The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s most recent release showed the fourth quarter saw annual home-price growth of 10.9 percent –the strongest annual change on record. The previous high was an increase of 10.7 percent in third quarter 2005.

MBA Chart of the Week Mar. 5 2021: FHFA Purchase-Only Index
The rate of U.S. home-price appreciation continues to be driven higher by a combination of strong demand for housing and record-low housing inventory for sale. The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s most recent release showed the fourth quarter saw annual home-price growth of 10.9 percent –the strongest annual change on record. The previous high was an increase of 10.7 percent in third quarter 2005.

MBA Weekly Survey Mar. 3: Rates Up; So Are Applications
Mortgage interest rates jumped sharply last week, and mortgage applications increased as well, as some home buyers sensed the possible end of a good thing, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 26.

MBA Weekly Survey Mar. 3: Rates Up; So Are Applications
Mortgage interest rates jumped sharply last week, and mortgage applications increased as well, as some home buyers sensed the possible end of a good thing, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 26.

MBA Chart of the Week: 10-Year Treasuries and 30-Year Fixed Rates
This week’s chart shows the recent climb in rates, and the spread between the 30-year mortgage rate, as surveyed by Freddie Mac, and the 10-year Treasury yield. As the 10-year has risen, so has the 30-year fixed rate, which has gone up 24 basis points since the beginning of February.