Mortgage Applications Decrease in MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications decreased 5.1 percent from one week earlier, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 31.

MBA Chart of the Week: Contribution to GDP Growth

This week’s MBA Chart of the Week drills down on the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis’ advance estimate of real gross domestic product for the second quarter, which was released July 30.

2nd Quarter GDP Takes One to the Chin

We were warned that second quarter gross domestic product data was going to be bad. Even so, the numbers that came out yesterday were off the charts–literally.

Pending Home Sales Jump Nearly 17%

Pending home sales jumped for the second straight month in June, the National Association of Realtors reported yesterday.

MBA Chart of the Week: Ratio of Unemployed Workers Per Job Opening

This week’s MBA Chart of the Week uses data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to look at the ratio of the number of unemployed workers to job openings to highlight how the current recession is different than the recession in 2007-2009.

MBA Chart of the Week: Ratio of Unemployed Workers Per Job Opening

This week’s MBA Chart of the Week uses data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to look at the ratio of the number of unemployed workers to job openings to highlight how the current recession is different than the recession in 2007-2009.

MBA: Mortgage Applications Up 3rd Straight Week

Mortgage applications rose for the third consecutive week as interest rates hovered at record levels, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 17.

MBA: Mortgage Applications Up 3rd Straight Week

Mortgage applications rose for the third consecutive week as interest rates hovered at record levels, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 17.

MBA Chart of the Week: Unemployment Insurance/Initial Claims

This week’s chart highlights initial unemployment claims data from the U.S. Department of Labor, portraying the speed and severity of the labor market’s deterioration during the COVID-19 pandemic, as businesses closed or transitioned to remote working arrangements.