MBA Chart of the Week: Home Sales and Purchase Applications

As the U.S. economy works its way through the current pandemic and recession, housing has been a clear bright spot in an otherwise dire time. This week’s chart highlights the “V” shaped recovery exhibited by various measures of housing health.

MBA Chart of the Week: Home Sales and Purchase Applications

As the U.S. economy works its way through the current pandemic and recession, housing has been a clear bright spot in an otherwise dire time. This week’s chart highlights the “V” shaped recovery exhibited by various measures of housing health.

Mortgage Applications Down Again in MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications fell for the second straight week amid little movement in interest rates, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 21.

Mortgage Applications Down Again in MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications fell for the second straight week amid little movement in interest rates, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 21.

The Week Ahead

Good morning! It’s 72 days until Election Day; 94 days until Thanksgiving;123 days until Christmas; 27 days until the first day of fall; and six days before the first pumpkin spice commercials.

Mortgage Applications Drop in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage interest rates jumped back over 3 percent last week, resulting in a decrease in mortgage refinance applications, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 14.

Mortgage Applications Drop in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage interest rates jumped back over 3 percent last week, resulting in a decrease in mortgage refinance applications, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 14.

The Week Ahead–Aug. 17, 2020

Good morning! August is usually a quiet time in Washington—so quiet, that not too many years ago, MBA NewsLink would take a week-long break during the month and not miss a thing. That’s not the case these days.