Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2022

Mortgage applications climbed 1.4% 7, 2022, according to a survey published by the Mortgage Bankers Association this week. Joel Kan, associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting at the MBA, said in a statement that the increase in mortgage rates is curtailing refinance activity. for the week ending Jan.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Mortgage applications jumped 8.15% from the week ending Jan. 29, breaking a two-week streak of decreases, according to the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The refinance index also increased 11% from the previous week – up to its highest level since March 2020 – and was 59% higher year-over-year.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2024

18 and mortgage rates and bond yields headed higher. But, we have to remember that mortgage rates had already made an almost 2% move lower since the highs of 2023 without rate cuts, as the bond market always gets ahead of the Fed. This explains the rise in mortgage rates since the Fed cut rates.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2024

Mortgage rates moved massively lower last week without any Federal Reserve rate cuts, primarily because the labor market is getting softer. Can mortgage rates go even lower? We don’t have that variable this year and spreads have improved earlier than I thought, which has helped mortgage pricing.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2021

Mortgage applications dropped 4.2% from two weeks prior , according to the latest report by the Mortgage Bankers Association. But mortgage applications dropped during the week ending Jan. The steady demand for home buying throughout most of 2020 should continue in 2021,” he said. from two weeks ago. the week prior.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2024

Have lower mortgage rates already started to slow down housing inventory? Now, with mortgage rates dropping below that 7.25% level recently, inventory hasn’t been able to hit that growth model once. Oddly enough, those levels were the five-decade low before 2020. This week, inventory grew by 5,721. Weekly inventory change (Aug.

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Housing Wire

JULY 21, 2021

Mortgage applications decreased 4% for the week ending July 16, just one week after applications jumped 16% on the strength of falling mortgage rates. This, in turn, led to mixed changes in mortgage rates. The refinance share of activity of total mortgage applications increased to 64.9% from 64.1% the previous week.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

The best part about 2024 has been that higher mortgage rates have created an inventory buffer, so if the economy gets softer and rates fall, we have many more homes to work with than we had in 2020-2023. However, as mortgage rates have fallen recently , I haven’t been able to hit my targets, which isn’t a surprise.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

With mortgage rates continuing to hover near record lows, mortgage applications jumped 3.8% last week according to a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Mortgage rates continue to hover at record lows this fall. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate remained essentially unchanged at 3.01 from 11.7%.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2021

Mortgage applications jumped 16.7% drop last week , according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Booming refinance activity in the first full week of 2021 caused mortgage applications to surge to their highest level since March 2020, despite most mortgage rates in the survey rising last week,” Kan said.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The seesaw nature of mortgage applications continued for the week ending Feb. from the prior week, according to the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate increased to 2.96% – a high not seen since November 2020, Kan said. 5, as applications decreased 4.1% the week ending Jan.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2021

For the third week in a row, mortgage applications decreased. Mortgage applications fell 3.1% in the week ending June 4, and refis took the biggest dip, according to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. of total mortgage applications from 61.3% the previous week. from 10.9%.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2021

Mortgage applications decreased for the third straight week – this time down 2.5%, according to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. He added that mortgage rates have moved higher in tandem with Treasury yields. That’s coupled with a rise in mortgage rates , too. the previous week. from 10.3%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Have we seen the bottom in mortgage rates for 2024 after a crazy roller coaster ride so far this year? My 2024 forecast had a mortgage rate range of 7.25%-5.75%. To get to the lower end of this range, we needed to see two things: the labor market getting softer and the mortgage spreads improving. Yes, here’s how and why.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

As mortgage rates come off of their historic lows, mortgage applications dropped for the second week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Mortgage applications dropped 5.1% Expectations of faster economic growth and inflation continue to push Treasury yields and mortgage rates higher.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

After two consecutive weeks of increases, mortgage applications decreased 6.9% in the week ending June 25, 2021, according to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Mortgage applications had increased 2.1% Purchase applications for conventional loans also declined to its lowest level since May 2020.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2022

Despite a decline in mortgage rates last week, mortgage application volume was down 1.2% The decline, as measured by the Mortgage Bankers Association ’s (MBA’s) Market Composite Index, continued to be led by a drop in the refinance share of mortgage activity, which has been consistent for more than two months. .

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Despite mortgage rates rising slightly from a previously all-time low, mortgage applications gained 6.8% last week, according to a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Refinances also nearly reached two thirds share of mortgage activity last week, increasing to 64.3% trillion the MBA is forecasting for 2020.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Mortgage applications decreased 0.5% jump at the end of October, according to a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The purchase market continued its recent slump, with the index decreasing for the sixth time in seven weeks to its lowest level since May 2020. last week after a 3.8% from 11.1% from 12.2%

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2021

Mortgage applications dropped again , falling 0.9% from the previous week, according to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association for the week ending April 30, 2021. It’s important to note, Kan said, that mortgage application numbers from this time last year reflect challenges brought on by the pandemic.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2022

Mortgage applications decreased 2.7% from two weeks earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association survey for the week ending Dec. Mortgage applications increased 2% the week prior, largely due to an increase in Federal Housing Administration refinances. The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 65.4%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2021

Mortgage applications dropped for the second straight week — falling 2.2%, according to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The continued increase in mortgage rates is to blame, according to MBA’s Associate Vice President of Economic and Industry Forecasting Joel Kan. from 11.6% the week prior.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2021

Mortgage applications increased 5.7% for the week ending July 23, mostly on the back of fast-falling mortgage rates. That led to the 30-year fixed mortgage rate declining to its lowest level since February of this year, according to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. from 64.9% the previous week.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Mortgage applications increased 0.3% from last week, per the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association for the week ending Oct. With two consecutive weeks of mortgage rates over 3%, refinances continued to retreat. The refinance share of mortgage activity decreased to 62.2% the week prior. of total applications.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2022

However, the sting of higher mortgage rates is hitting the single-family construction data, and the real story is that the housing completion data, which has been bad for a long time, is still terrible. We simply cannot finish homes in America promptly, and now that mortgage rates are over 5%, some buyers won’t be able to purchase a home.

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Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2024

There are more homes on the market now than anytime since August 2020. This number will probably peak at about 700,000 this summer, crossing over 2020 levels at that point. But, basically, inventory is still climbing everywhere as mortgage rates are still north of 7%. Higher rates create more inventory. immediate sales).

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2021

Mortgage applications increased 2.8% That was enough to drive mortgage rates up slightly to 3.08%, according to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. That was enough to drive mortgage rates up slightly to 3.08%, according to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. the week prior.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2021

For the second week in a row , mortgage applications decreased – this time, down 4.1% 22, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The 30-year-fixed rate rose to 2.95%, its highest level since November 2020, according to Joel Kan, MBA associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2020

CoreLogic released its final three-year housing and mortgage outlook report for the year on Thursday, and if numbers hold up, the data company predicts 2021 will maintain its unprecedented sales and record low mortgage rates as the economy continues to recover. On average, CoreLogic predicts mortgage rates to sit closer to 3.2%

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

Mortgage application volume for the week ending June 3 dropped 6.5%, sliding to the lowest level in 22 years, driven by weakness in purchase and refinance applications. Purchase mortgage rates, after hitting a 13-year high of 5.27% in May, fell for three consecutive weeks, according to the Freddie Mac PMMS. year over year. .

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that applications decreased 1.2% The purchase market is also poised to finish 2020 on a strong note. The refinance share of mortgage activity decreased to 72% of total applications, up from 69.5% during the week ending Dec. the previous week. from 11.9%.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

According to a recent report from Redfin , mortgage-rate locks for second homes declined 13.1% reduction in mortgage-rate locks for primary homes. In order to have more money to invest elsewhere, such as the stock market, many second-home purchasers who can afford to pay cash will take out mortgages while interest rates are low.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Mortgage applications increased 2% for the week ending Dec. 3, driven by a surge in government refinancings according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) survey published on Wednesday. For jumbo mortgage loans (greater than $548,250), rates rose to 3.33% from 3.27% the week prior. Refinance apps fell 36.5% in the period.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Mortgage application activity dropped 6.3% 15, according to the latest Mortgage Bankers Association survey. And, as you might have guessed, mortgage rates had a lot to do with it. Purchase mortgage applications for new homes were down 16.2% That rise in home prices won’t be helped by mortgage rates.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Top 10 lender and servicer Freedom Mortgage has trimmed its workforce across multiple rounds of layoffs this year and continues to “offshore” some jobs, former employees tell HousingWire. The lender has a contract with Moder , the business outsourcing arm of Archwell Holdings , sources said.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

After two weeks of decreasing numbers, mortgage applications increased 3.9% last week, according to a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The refinance share of mortgage activity reportedly increased to 71.1% Refinance applications climbed even higher. of total applications, up from 69.8% the previous week.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

It was the largest monthly jump in pending home sales since 2020. For comparison, the index is benchmarked at a reading of 100 based on 2001 contract activity. New home sales , another measure of contract signings, rose 8% in December on the back of declining mortgage rates. in December, up from 71.6 in November.

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