The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Builder Application Survey data for December shows mortgage applications for new home purchases edged up by just 0.2 percent from November but improved by 42.2 percent from a year ago.
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Mortgage Applications Blast Off in MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications—particularly refinance applications—surged last week as key interest rates held relatively steady and borrowers took advantage, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 8.
Mortgage Applications Blast Off in MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications—particularly refinance applications—surged last week as key interest rates held relatively steady and borrowers took advantage, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 8.
December Mortgage Credit Availability Decreases
Mortgage credit availability decreased in December, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning.
December Mortgage Credit Availability Decreases
Mortgage credit availability decreased in December, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning.
MBA Chart of the Week: Unemployment Insurance Continued Claims
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact the labor market to close 2020. Friday’s release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that faster layoffs led to a loss of 140,000 jobs in December and kept the headline unemployment rate (U-3) at 6.7 percent.
MBA Chart of the Week: Unemployment Insurance Continued Claims
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact the labor market to close 2020. Friday’s release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that faster layoffs led to a loss of 140,000 jobs in December and kept the headline unemployment rate (U-3) at 6.7 percent.
Mortgage Applications Drop over Holidays
Despite near-record low interest rates, Americans had the holidays in mind and not mortgages, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Applications Survey for the weeks ending Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.
Mortgage Applications Drop over Holidays
Despite near-record low interest rates, Americans had the holidays in mind and not mortgages, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Applications Survey for the weeks ending Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.
Mortgage Applications Increase 2nd Straight Week in MBA Weekly Survey
No record-low interest rates this time, but the 30-year fixed rate was low enough to attract another push of refinance applications for the second straight week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 18.