Mike Fratantoni, MBA’s Chief Economist and SVP of Research and Industry Technology, testified yesterday at a hearing titled, “The Characteristics and Challenges of Today’s Homebuyers” before the Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance.
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Fed Holds Rates Steady; Signals Cut Later
The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee held rates unchanged at its March meeting and continued to signal its next move will be a rate cut.
MBA’s Michael Fratantoni Provides Market Outlook, Notes ‘It’s Not 2008’
WASHINGTON–The industry has plentiful challenges, but is in a very different spot than during the Great Recession, said Michael Fratantoni, Mortgage Bankers Association Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Industry Technology, here at the National Advocacy Conference.
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 9.7% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 1, 2024.
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 5.6% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Feb. 23, 2024.
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 10.6% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Feb. 16, 2024.
Mohamed El-Erian at #MBACREF24: U.S. Economy Outshines Rest of World
SAN DIEGO–Looking at the U.S. economy, 2024 will be solid, but not as solid as last year, predicted Mohamed El-Erian during a session titled “What’s Ahead in the Global Economy” Feb. 12 at the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.
Fratantoni to Share Market Outlook at MBA Secondary & Capital Markets Conference & Expo May 20
Arm yourself with the information you need to achieve your business and performance goals. Make plans to be in New York City at MBA’s Secondary & Capital Markets Conference & Expo May 19 – 22.
U.S. Economy Adds 353,000 Jobs in January
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 353,000 in January, with the unemployment rate flat at 3.7%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Feb. 2.
Fed Holds Rates Steady
The Federal Open Market Committee held rates steady on Wednesday, stating that “the risks to achieving its employment and inflation goals are moving into better balance”