NASHVILLE—In the current volatile economic environment, former Federal Reserve Vice Chair Roger Ferguson said the best qualities in formulating economic policy are evenhandedness and empathy.
Tag: Mike Fratantoni

#MBAAnnual22: Former Fed Vice Chair Roger Ferguson Reads the Tea Leaves
NASHVILLE—In the current volatile economic environment, former Federal Reserve Vice Chair Roger Ferguson said the best qualities in formulating economic policy are evenhandedness and empathy.

MBA Forecast: Recession Likely in 2023, Mortgage Originations to Decline 9% to $2.05 Trillion
NASHVILLE—The Mortgage Bankers Association said total mortgage origination volume is expected to decline to $2.05 trillion in 2023 from the $2.26 trillion expected in 2022. Purchase originations are forecast to decrease by 3 percent to $1.53 trillion next year, while refinance volume is anticipated to decline by 24 percent to $513 billion.

MBA Forecast: Recession Likely in 2023, Mortgage Originations to Decline 9% to $2.05 Trillion
NASHVILLE—The Mortgage Bankers Association said total mortgage origination volume is expected to decline to $2.05 trillion in 2023 from the $2.26 trillion expected in 2022. Purchase originations are forecast to decrease by 3 percent to $1.53 trillion next year, while refinance volume is anticipated to decline by 24 percent to $513 billion.

MBA Forecast: Recession Likely in 2023, Mortgage Originations to Decline 9% to $2.05 Trillion
NASHVILLE—The Mortgage Bankers Association said total mortgage origination volume is expected to decline to $2.05 trillion in 2023 from the $2.26 trillion expected in 2022. Purchase originations are forecast to decrease by 3 percent to $1.53 trillion next year, while refinance volume is anticipated to decline by 24 percent to $513 billion.

MBA Chart of the Week Oct. 14 2022: Housing Costs
This week’s Chart of the Week highlights different measures of housing costs, all indexed to 2018. The lowest lines are the CPI measures of shelter costs, including the “’all-in” shelter measure and breakouts for rents and owners’ equivalent rents.

MBA Chart of the Week Oct. 14 2022: Housing Costs
This week’s Chart of the Week highlights different measures of housing costs, all indexed to 2018. The lowest lines are the CPI measures of shelter costs, including the “’all-in” shelter measure and breakouts for rents and owners’ equivalent rents.

MBA Weekly Survey Oct. 12, 2022: Rising Rates Drive Push Applications to Another 25-Year Low
Mortgage interest rates rose to their highest level since 2006, pushing mortgage application activity to their lowest level in 25 years, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 7.

MBA Weekly Survey Oct. 12, 2022: Rising Rates Drive Push Applications to Another 25-Year Low
Mortgage interest rates rose to their highest level since 2006, pushing mortgage application activity to their lowest level in 25 years, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 7.

Employment Show Signs of Slowing
Non-farm employment slowed to 263,000 jobs in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, while the unemployment rate fell back to pre-pandemic levels.