Mortgage lenders tightened underwriting standards in June, undoing much of the easing seen over the last six months as initial fears about the long-term impacts…
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Last week’s dip in mortgage rates boosted applications for purchase loans and revived interest in refinancing, according to a weekly survey of lenders by the…
Record-breaking home price appreciation is changing borrower behavior and the make-up of the mortgage market, said Black Knight Secondary Marketing Technologies President Scott Happ. Source:…
Demand for purchase loans was up for the third week in a row last week, even as mortgage rates surged to the highest level in…
Applications for purchase loans and refinancings climbed as mortgage rates eased to the lowest levels since early May, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Source:…
Demand for mortgages slipped last week as requests to refinance slowed, outweighing the impact of a slight increase in purchase loan applications. Source: Inman News
After adjusting for seasonal patterns, requests for purchase loans were down 3 percent from the week before and 2 percent from a year ago. Source:…
Demand for purchase mortgages was up a seasonally adjusted 2 percent from the week before but down slightly from a year ago. Source: Inman News
Applications for mortgage purchase loans fell for the second week in a row at the end of April, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly…
The housing market continued to slow this week even as interest rates remain below 3 percent. MBA Economist Joel Kan explains why. Source: Inman…