Mortgage Applications Mixed Despite Record-Low Rates

Despite record-low mortgage rates, mortgage applications fell by 0.5 percent from one week earlier, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 6.

Mortgage Applications Mixed Despite Record-Low Rates

Despite record-low mortgage rates, mortgage applications fell by 0.5 percent from one week earlier, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 6.

MBA Chart of the Week: Indexed Levels of GDP

This week’s chart compares the 2008-2010 Great Recession (left), to the recent pandemic-driven recession (right), to illustrate the differences in consumer spending and in both nonresidential and residential investment.

MBA Chart of the Week: Indexed Levels of GDP

This week’s chart compares the 2008-2010 Great Recession (left), to the recent pandemic-driven recession (right), to illustrate the differences in consumer spending and in both nonresidential and residential investment.