Application volumes declined for the third week as a tough home buying market began to make an impact. Click through to learn what other factors affected apps.
Read More »Mortgage Apps Decrease, Led by Refis
The mortgage rates, which are usually responsible for the rise or fall in mortgage applications, have remained stable for a few weeks now. Yet, mortgage apps decreased 1.1 ...
Read More »Mortgage Applications Decrease as Rates Rise
Mortgage applications decreased 6.6 percent from a week earlier as rising interest rates made the prospect of buying a home more costly for potential homebuyers. According to data ...
Read More »Rising Interest Rates See Mortgage Applications Decline
A rise in mortgage interest rates saw mortgage applications decrease 2.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey released on Wednesday. ...
Read More »Rising Housing Demand Leads to Increase in Mortgage Applications
Mortgage applications grew on the basis of a strong economy and an upsurge in post holiday demand in the housing market.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Break Out of Downward Cycle
A Freddie Mac report detailed the first upward movement of mortgage rates in 2017. What does this mean for the industry?
Read More »Mortgage Rates Continue to Sink
According to figures released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 3.80 percent (0.6 point) for the week ending December 18, down 13 basis points from last week's survey. Last year, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.47 percent.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Up for Second Week
In its weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey, Freddie Mac reported the average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) slid up to 4.02 percent (0.5 point) for the week ending November 6. It was the first time the 30-year fixed average measured above 4 percent in nearly a month.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Return to Summer Lows
In its weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey, Freddie Mac reported the average 30-year fixed interest rate came to 4.12 percent (0.5 point) for the week ending October 9, down from 4.19 percent. A year ago, the average 30-year fixed interest rate was 4.23 percent, the same as it was when rates jumped up in mid-September.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Slip on Mixed Housing News
After jumping up last week, mortgage rates were weighed down in the latest measure by mixed housing developments. Freddie Mac released Thursday the results of its Primary mortgage Market Survey, showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) easing to an average interest rate of 4.20 percent (0.5 point) for the week ending September 25. The 30-year FRM averaged 4.23 percent in the previous week's survey, a four-month high.
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