In 2026 to date, payroll gains have averaged 68,000 jobs per month. That’s stronger than 2025’s growth, but still not an indication of a robust job market.
Tag: MBA Chart of the Week
MBA Chart of the Week: Mortgage Applications and Rates
This week’s Chart of the Week illustrates the impact of rising rates on mortgage application activity.
Chart of the Week: New Residential Construction
New residential construction is slowing, with elevated inventory of newly built homes for sale keeping builders from adding much more to their pipelines, while rising mortgage rates reduce demand from potential homebuyers.
MBA Chart of the Week: Fundings on Warehouse Lines for First Mortgages Held for Sale
In the second quarter, warehouse lenders funded an average of $5.86B on their lines for first mortgages held for sale, the highest level since the second quarter of 2022.
MBA Chart of the Week: IMB Production Expenses vs. Gross Production Expenses per Firm
This week’s Chart of the Week compares simple average production expenses per-loan for the full sample to the average gross production expenses per firm.
MBA Chart of the Week: Multifamily Lending Trends
In this week’s Chart of the Week, we examine MBA’s 2025 Annual Report on Multifamily Lending, which found that multifamily mortgage lending staged a strong recovery in 2025, with origination volume climbing 32% to $381.8 billion.
Chart of the Week: Inflation and Hourly Earnings
The annual rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, exceeded wage growth in April and May. The last time this happened was during the COVID-19 pandemic period.
MBA Chart of the Week: Commercial, Multifamily Interest Rates
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week examines how the current rate environment is feeding into commercial and multifamily lending rates.
Chart of the Week: Q1 2026 IMB Total Loan Production Expense by Region
For this Chart of the Week, we display the average total loan production expense – commissions, compensation, occupancy, equipment, corporate allocations, and other production expenses across geographic regions.
MBA Chart of the Week: IMB Total Production Expense
For this week’s Chart of the Week, we compare total loan production expense for the companies in the top 20% for net production income (in basis points) versus the companies in the bottom 20% over the past 18 years.