Fixed-rate mortgages took a 0.40% dip this week on the heels of recent volatility of the 10-year Treasury yield.
Read More »Mortgage Purchase Activity ‘Hamstrung’ by Market Forces
Ongoing affordability challenges and low inventory are pushing mortgage application volume back down, after a near-month-long stretch of trending upward, according to the MBA.
Read More »After Three-Week Ascent, Mortgage Rates Slip
Following a near-month-long 72-basis point rise, fixed-rate mortgages turned downward this week, signaling a potential reset in the housing market.
Read More »Refi Apps Tumble 80% YoY
As fixed-rate mortgages crawl to the 6%-mark, mortgage application volume did rise slightly for the third consecutive week, but refinance volume trended in the opposite direction, falling 80% year-over-year.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Continue Upward Climb, Hit 14-Year High Point
After a few weeks of decline, Freddie Mac reports mortgage rates hit a mark last seen in November 2008, having increased by more than two full percentage points since the beginning of 2022.
Read More »Mortgage Apps Jump for Second Consecutive Week
The MBA reports that purchase activity was down 10% year-over-year, as inventory shortages and higher mortgage rates are dampening demand.
Read More »Mortgage Application Volume Rebounds
After nearly a month of declines in mortgage application volume, the MBA reported that apps rose 6.6% week-over-week, as the industry braces itself for the latest rate hike by the Fed.
Read More »Mortgage Rates on the Rise, But Relief on the Horizon
Freddie Mac reports that a decline in purchase activity, combined with increased inventory, will slow home price growth nationwide and give way to much-needed relief for prospective buyers.
Read More »Mortgage Application Volume Falls to 22-Year Low
The MBA reports overall mortgage app volume slid 6.5% week-over-week, with buyers continuing to be shunned by a combo of high rates and prices, amid slowly rising inventory.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Fall in the Face of ‘Multiple Headwinds’
A slight drop in mortgage rates may be a sign of market normalization, but lingering economic instability and inflationary issues remain hurdles that prospective buyers are still unable to overcome.
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