Firming up of mortgage rates finally catches up with homebuyer demand, with applications for purchase loans falling by a seasonally adjusted 11% last week, MBA survey shows
Purchase mortgage applications surge by 8% as homebuyers seeking to take advantage of recent decline in rates get an early jump on the spring homebuying season, MBA lender survey shows
The trend could bode well for the spring homebuying season, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday, but Federal Reserve policymakers may take their time before cutting rates
Demand for purchase loans picked up last week as would-be homebuyers took advantage of rates that are still a full percentage point lower than 2023 highs, MBA lender surveys show
Recent decline in rates is 'some cause for optimism,' but requests for purchase loans are still down 12% from a year ago, latest MBA lender surveys show
Demand for purchase mortgages has picked up in 5 out of the past 6 weeks, and applications to refinance have roared back, jumping 27% from a year ago, MBA survey shows
Mortgage rates keep falling after Powell tries to deflate expectations for the spring rate, as 3 new reports released this week suggest the economy is, in fact, losing steam
Demand for purchase loans picks up for 4th consecutive week, and bond market investors are pushing rates lower on hopes for Fed easing as inflation subsides
Requests for purchase loans were up 4% last week compared to the week before, but down 20% from the same time a year ago, Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly survey of lenders finds
Tuesday's big drop in rates followed an encouraging inflation report, with bond market investors now convinced the Federal Reserve is done hiking rates and may reverse course in the spring
Purchase mortgage applications trended up last week for the first time in a month as mortgage rates retreated from 2023 highs, according to the MBA's weekly survey of lenders
Loan applications slip to lowest level since 1995 as mortgage rates climb for the 7th week in a row, according to a weekly survey of lenders by the Mortgage Bankers Association
Mortgage rates continued their relentless rise this week to levels not seen in 2 decades, fueled by a bear market for bonds that fund government borrowing and most home loans
Fed's ‘higher for longer’ rate strategy could keep home sales from rebounding in 2024 or limit the strength of a recovery, according to two closely followed forecasts by MBA, Fannie Mae
Homebuyer demand for mortgages inched up slightly last week, as rates climbed to the highest level in more than 2 decades, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly survey