Fannie Mae survey shows sentiment ticked up slightly in March with consumers becoming more confident about homeselling conditions and less worried about losing their jobs
Demand for purchase loans picks up for the 4th straight week as mortgage rates continue to retreat from 2023 highs, according to a Mortgage Bankers Association survey on Wednesday
Fannie Mae economists say downturn won't rival the 2008 financial crisis, but jumbo mortgages and construction loans could get scarce if small and midsized regional banks tighten
Futures markets are taking the Fed chair at his word that policymakers may have to hike rates faster and take them higher to combat inflation
After 3 straight weeks of declines in mortgage applications, demand for purchase loans remains at the lowest level since 1995 for the 2nd week in a row
Demand for purchase loans down 18% week over week and 41% from a year ago as mortgage rates rise for the second week in a row to hit new 2023 highs, MBA survey shows
Mortgage rates have been inching up from 2023 lows following a strong jobs report and January's Consumer Price Index readout, which shows only a slight cooling in inflation
After 2 months of declines, mortgage rates are now at their lowest level since September with potential to spur spring homebuying: MBA economist
Requests to refinance accounted for 31% of all loan applications last week, well below the past decade’s average of 58%, according to a weekly MBA lender survey
Mortgage rates remain well below 2022 highs as the spring homebuying season approaches, according to a weekly lender survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association
It's a slow time of year for homebuying, so it's not surprising to Mortgage Bankers Association Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni that purchase applications didn't jump last week
Zillow revealed Thursday that 1M users have queried its Down Payment Resource database since the real estate search portal partnered with the data provider a year ago as home prices soared
Demand for purchase loans has increased in 5 out of the past 6 weeks, according to a weekly survey of lenders by the Mortgage Bankers Association released Wednesday
As mortgage rates continue to retreat from 2022 highs, all eyes will be on Federal Reserve as policymakers conduct their final meeting of the year next week
The big run-up in home prices may have cooled, but the 2023 conforming loan limit will be increased by 12% to $726,200 in most parts of the country