Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Mortgage applications increased 5.4% 6, stemming from a 27% jump in refinance activity, according to a report released Wednesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). This is the latest weekly increase in mortgage applications, following a trend of steady demand increases over the past several weeks. share a week prior.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2025

The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 2.0% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Associations (MBA) latest weekly mortgage applications survey. The refinance share of mortgage activity decreased to 37.1%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Mortgage applications increased 2.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis from last week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association s (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending January 31, 2025. The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 39.0% of total applications compared to 37.1%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

When reverse mortgage professionals from Australia and New Zealand made the long journey to San Diego last year to attend the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) Annual Meeting and Expo, they were ready to learn about the core differences between the businesses in a different part of the world.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The Oregon state senates Committee on Housing Development held a hearing last week on a piece of proposed legislation that seeks to limit the amount of equity a reverse mortgage lender can receive after the sale or transfer of a property. Reverse mortgage industry comments The other two witnesses were members of the reverse mortgage industry.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2025

is being closely watched amid widespread layoffs of federal government workers. Sweeping cuts by Elon Musks DOGE agency have sent many government employees packing, while other staff need to find housing in the area to comply with return-to-work mandates. The housing market in Washington D.C. Whats the reason for this? housing market.

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Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2024

Texas Capital Bank , after being granted an extension to respond to the federal government’s request to change the venue of the trial between the bank and Ginnie Mae , has filed an objection to the request saying that a “forum selection clause” cited by government attorneys is not enforceable.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 12, 2024

government have requested an extension of deadlines related to discovery in the case brought by Texas Capital Bank (TCB) against Ginnie Mae over the extinguishment of a priority lien tied to the loan portfolio collateral of Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF), according to court documents reviewed by HousingWire ’s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD).

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2023

Mortgage rates declined last week as headlines on the bank crisis slowed, which could have spurred borrowers’ demand for home loans. Overall, mortgage applications declined 4.1% last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, down from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). last week, down from 24.4%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Mortgage rates are a big variable here. In 2024, we saw a notable increase in buyer demand when mortgage rates got close to 6%. However, mortgage rates were climbing to their highest level of the year at this time in 2024. Mortgage rates now are lower than they were a year ago. This year its 2%. There are 28.7%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

We transfer ownership by private contract between parties; no advance government approval is required. By contrast, many European countries have a centralized, government-managed land registration system, which requires government review before property transfers are effective. Among the many benefits of the U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2021

Mortgage applications recovered slightly from last week , increasing 0.5% 26, 2021 according to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The refinance share of mortgage activity decreased to 67.5% The FHA share of total mortgage applications increased to 12.1% for the week ending Feb. the previous week.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2021

Mortgage applications dropped for the second straight week , this time down 4% for the week ending May 28, 2021, according the Mortgage Bankers Association ‘s weekly mortgage applications survey. This week’s data was compared to mortgage applications from the week of Memorial Day in 2020. the previous week.

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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

MAY 26, 2021

After two straight weeks of increases , mortgage applications dropped 4.2% for the week ending May 21, 2021, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association ‘s weekly mortgage applications survey. of total mortgage applications from 63.3% The FHA share of total mortgage applications decreased to 9.1%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

After two weeks of decreases, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported that mortgage applications increased 1.1% 11 amid mortgage rates that hit a new survey low. The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 72.7% The adjustable-rate mortgage share of activity also increased to 1.8% the week prior.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 13, 2024

While the industry is no stranger to predatory and/or unfair lending practices, new advisory opinion and research study on a type of home seller financing known as a “contract for deed” has been released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB is had a field hearing in St.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2020

Mortgage applications fell 3.3% last week after interest rates rose to their highest level in two weeks , according to a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The refinance share of mortgage activity also fell to 64.6% The refinance share of mortgage activity also fell to 64.6% of total applications from 65.6%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Mortgage applications held relatively steady last week, falling 0.7% from the week prior, according to a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Refinances also continued to inch closer to two-thirds share of mortgage activity as they increased to 65.6% dip but remained 44% higher than the same week a year ago. from 12.2%.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Borrowers looking to refinance their VA and FHA loans contributed to another uptick in mortgage applications for the week ending Dec. 18, according to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Mortgage applications jumped 0.8% Mortgage rates are closing the year at record lows,” Kan said.

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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). According to Joel Kan , MBA’s associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting, borrowers made a grab for both conventional and government refi’s.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2025

Mortgage applications decreased 1.6% from last week , according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Associations (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending March 28, 2025. The refinance share of mortgage activity also saw a decrease, dropping to 38.6% of total applications from 40.4% the previous week.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2020

After two weeks of slight declines , mortgage applications regained their footing last week, rising 1.7% from the week prior, according to a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. However, the government refinance index decreased for the first time in a month, driven by a slowdown in VA refinance activity,” Kan said.

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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% of total applications from 62.8% from 3.07%.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

That trend is likely to continue until mortgage prices come back down. Home prices contract The median price for home sales contracts entered this week was at $389,700. Consider a scenario where the government follows through with these tariff threats , and at the same time reduces government spending.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2021

After six consecutive weeks of dips , mortgage applications rose 8.6% in the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. “Borrowers acted on the decrease in rates for most loan types, with both conventional and government refinance applications showing gains,” Kan. the previous week. from the week prior.

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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

MARCH 17, 2025

As mortgage rates rose, homebuyer demand slowed and inventory grew. In 2025, mortgage rates have stayed stubbornly high for yet another spring buying season. Our 2025 housing market predictions are based on the assumption that lower mortgage rates will spur demand and boost the number of homes sales transactions.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

Mortgage demand keeps on falling. Mortgage applications dropped 5.2% for the week ending May 31 compared to the prior week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), results that include an adjustment for the Memorial Day holiday. Fratantoni noted that government purchase volume was down less, aided by growth in U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 6, 2024

Attorneys for Ginnie Mae have responded to Texas Capital Bank (TBC) over the government’s motion to move the case to a different venue. They say that the bank’s own filing on the matter avoids the key issues that the government sought to raise regarding the original clause that specifies where any related legal actions should take place.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Mortgage credit in August was the tightest in more than six years as a weak economy prompted lenders to tighten standards, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in a report on Thursday. The group’s Mortgage Credit Availability Index fell 4.7% last month, the lowest since March 2014, indicating stricter requirements to get loans.

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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. Both conventional and government purchase applications declined, but average loan sizes increased for each loan type. the previous week. from 10.7%

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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

OCTOBER 21, 2020

For the second week in a row, mortgage applications faltered slightly, falling 0.6% from the week prior, according to a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Here is a more detailed breakdown of this week’s mortgage application data: The FHA’s share of mortgage apps increased to 11.8% from 10.7%. from 13.4%.

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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

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that applications decreased 1.2% Reversing the recent trend, there was also a shift in the composition of purchase applications, with an increase in government loans pushing the average loan balance lower.”. during the week ending Dec. the previous week. from 11.9%.

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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. Historically low mortgage rates became the norm in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recession. the week prior. . the week prior. from 12.4%

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