Housing starts rose for the second straight month in December and finished the year at its strongest pace since 2006, HUD and the Census Bureau reported yesterday.
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Mortgage Applications Decrease in MBA Weekly Survey
With mortgage rates rising to a two-month high, mortgage applications fell last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 15.

Mortgage Applications Decrease in MBA Weekly Survey
With mortgage rates rising to a two-month high, mortgage applications fell last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 15.

December New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Up 42% From Year Ago
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.

December New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Up 42% From Year Ago
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.

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.