New lending rules aim to ensure access to cheapest loans
Uncertainty is recipe for 'very sluggish' growth
Fixed-rate loans remain at or near record lows
Applications at highest level since May
With fears of inflation at bay, rates set new lows
West sees biggest month-to-month rise
Economic fears have investors snapping up bonds, MBS
Demand for purchase loans down 39% from last year
Does property meet buy-and-hold test?
Requests for refinancings account for 8 in 10 loan applications
Survey shows downpayment, job circumstances biggest tipping factors
Purchase-loan activity drops 34% from a year ago
New lows for 3 of 4 mortgage types tracked by Freddie Mac
Volume lags compared to '09, says MBA
Refi boom shows signs of easing