Mortgage Applications Increase in MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications increased for the first time in three weeks as key mortgage rates fell to yet another record low, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 3.

Mortgage Applications Increase in MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications increased for the first time in three weeks as key mortgage rates fell to yet another record low, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 3.

MBA Chart of the Week: Monthly Payroll Growth and Unemployment Rate

The economy added a record 4.8 million jobs to nonfarm payrolls in June, bringing the cumulative increase in May and June to one-third of the sharp decreases in March and April. Similarly, the June unemployment rate, at 11.1%, was down 3.6% from its high in April, and labor force participation jumped by 0.7% to 61.5% (1.9% below its pre-coronavirus level in February). However, we are not yet out of the woods.

MBA Chart of the Week: Monthly Payroll Growth and Unemployment Rate

The economy added a record 4.8 million jobs to nonfarm payrolls in June, bringing the cumulative increase in May and June to one-third of the sharp decreases in March and April. Similarly, the June unemployment rate, at 11.1%, was down 3.6% from its high in April, and labor force participation jumped by 0.7% to 61.5% (1.9% below its pre-coronavirus level in February). However, we are not yet out of the woods.