Mortgage credit availability fell slightly in June, according to the MBA, as mortgage rates reacted to the Fed’s actions in raising the nominal interest rate to curb inflation.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Take ‘Sharp Drop’ Week-Over-Week
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 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 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 »New Home Purchase Apps Drop Nearly 11% in April
As builders continued to face rising costs, supply-chain issues, and extended completion times, the buying market has cooled amid high mortgage rates and lingering affordability concerns.
Read More »Mortgage App Volume Falls to Four-Year Low
With rates still above the 5% mark, mortgage application volume fell for the fourth time in five weeks, hitting a low last seen in December of 2018.
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