Mortgage Applications Dip in MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications fell last week from one week earlier, even as key interest rates held below 4 percent, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 29.

MBA Chart of the Week: Thanksgiving Prices Since 2000

This week’s chart highlights prices of items that households commonly purchase this time of the year. This is based on data from the Consumer Price Index, a main measure of price inflation published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Mortgage Applications Increase in MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications increased from one week earlier as key interest rates stayed below 4 percent, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 22.

Mortgage Applications Decrease in MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications fell from one week earlier even as key interest rates dipped back below 4 percent, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this week in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 15.

MBA Weekly Applications Rise in MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications increased by nearly 10 percent from one week earlier, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 8.

MBA Chart of the Week: CPI Inflation–Shelter Costs

Housing affordability challenges–for both buying and renting–continue to be a topic of discussion. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shelter costs continue to outpace the price growth of overall goods and services, as measured by the Consumer Price Index.