With the 30-year fixed mortgage rate sitting smack on 3 percent, mortgage seekers got the message, sparking an increase in mortgage applications last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning.
Tag: Purchase Index
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Rates Tick Up, Applications Tick Down in MBA Weekly Survey
A slight uptick in the 30-year fixed rate kept purchase applications on the sidelines last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 16.
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Rates Tick Up, Applications Tick Down in MBA Weekly Survey
A slight uptick in the 30-year fixed rate kept purchase applications on the sidelines last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 16.
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Despite Record-Low Rates, Mortgage Applications Dip in MBA Weekly Survey
Despite the lowest 30-year fixed rates in the history of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Applications Survey, mortgage applicants appeared to step back for the week ending Oct. 9.
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Despite Record-Low Rates, Mortgage Applications Dip in MBA Weekly Survey
Despite the lowest 30-year fixed rates in the history of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Applications Survey, mortgage applicants appeared to step back for the week ending Oct. 9.
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MBA Chart of the Week: Home Purchase Activity by Loan Size
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week highlights the year-over-year growth in purchase applications broken down by loan size tiers from 2018 to 2020.
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MBA Chart of the Week: Home Purchase Activity by Loan Size
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week highlights the year-over-year growth in purchase applications broken down by loan size tiers from 2018 to 2020.
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Record-Low Interest Rates Spark Refi Surge in MBA Weekly Survey
We apparently haven’t seen a bottom in mortgage interest rates—and it got a lot of borrowers off their couches, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 2.
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Record-Low Interest Rates Spark Refi Surge in MBA Weekly Survey
We apparently haven’t seen a bottom in mortgage interest rates—and it got a lot of borrowers off their couches, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 2.
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Despite Record-Low Interest Rates, Mortgage Applications Down in MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications fell by nearly 5 percent for the week ending Sept. 25 from one week earlier despite the lowest 30-year fixed rate in the history of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey.