Tag Archives: Refinances

Using the FHFA's first-of-its-kind dataset, economists gauge the ability of appraisals to predict future house prices.

After a historic decline in mortgage rates last week, a second consecutive week of rate drops has given way to a 2.2% rise in overall mortgage applications.

The MBA reports an uptick in overall mortgage application volume week-over-week, led by a 4% rise in home purchase applications, despite an 88% year-over-year drop-off in refinance activity.

Refinance lending sunk 36% in the second quarter, mainly caused by rising rates. Click through to see the latest numbers and get insights from ATTOM’s Rick Sharga on the news.

The MBA reported mortgage application volume rose 1.2% this week, reversing course after the Fed rate hike announcement, and rising after a month-long decline.

The MBA reports that overall application volume is down yet again, with lingering economic uncertainty and affordability issues keeping prospective buyers on the sidelines.

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.

Fixed-rate mortgages took a 0.40% dip this week on the heels of recent volatility of the 10-year Treasury yield.

ClosingCorp, a provider of mortgage and closing cost data and subsidiary of CoreLogic, released its most recent Refinance Closing Cost Report for 2021 finding that the average closing ...

As mortgage rates exceed the 5% mark, mortgage application volume continues to slide downward, falling 8.3% over last week’s totals.