Mortgage interest rates continued their slow but steady rise—reaching a nine-month high—putting a damper on refinance applications, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 12.
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February New Home Applications Down 9% from January; Up 9.2% from Year Ago
The Mortgage Bankers Association Builder Applications Survey data for February show mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 9.2 percent from a year ago, but fell by 9 percent from January, unadjusted for typical seasonal patterns.

February New Home Applications Down 9% from January; Up 9.2% from Year Ago
The Mortgage Bankers Association Builder Applications Survey data for February show mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 9.2 percent from a year ago, but fell by 9 percent from January, unadjusted for typical seasonal patterns.

MBA Chart of the Week, Mar. 15, 2021: Share of Second Home & Investor Mortgages
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week captures the share of mortgage applications to purchase or refinance a second home or investment property.

MBA Chart of the Week, Mar. 15, 2021: Share of Second Home & Investor Mortgages
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week captures the share of mortgage applications to purchase or refinance a second home or investment property.

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.