Mortgage applications inch up for the first time in five weeks
August 04, 2022
Mortgage applications inched up last week for the first time since June 24. Total mortgage demand increased 1.2% as the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate made the largest weekly drop since 2020.Applications to refinance a home rose 2%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, but the annual drop was still huge, down 82% since last year.Applications ...
How fast your local housing market is cooling amid the Great Deceleration, as told by 2 interactive charts
June 07, 2022
As housing data rolls in for April and May, it tells us the housing market’s unprecedented acceleration—which saw a record 20.6% year-over-year jump in U.S. home prices between March 2021 and March 2022—is either on pause or over. In the coming months, don’t get confused by lagging home price data: All signs point ...
Mortgage refinance demand plunges 13% as interest rates climb toward two-year high
January 31, 2022
MAIN POINTSThe average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($647,200 or less) increased to 3.72% from 3.64%.Refinance applications fell 13% for the week and were 53% lower year over year.Mortgage applications to purchase a home dropped just 2% for the week and were 11% lower than a year ...
