Home loan applications decreased by 0.5% from a week earlier for the week ending Aug. 22, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. This is the second straight week applications have been down. The consecutive week of loan applications declining comes after mortgage interest rates held steady. The average rate on a 30-year fixed home loan
The number of people securing a home loan increased 10.9% for the week ending Aug. 8, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. This marks the second week in a row the demand for mortgage applications grew. The surge in applications comes as the mortgage interest rate on a 30-year fixed home loan was 6.63% for
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The demand to finance a home surged as mortgage applications increased 3.1% for the week ending August 1, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The increase comes after applications decreased 3.8% the week prior. In addition, mortgage interest rates remained fairly steady at 6.72% for a 30-year fixed mortgage, for the week ending July 31, according
The interest in home loans continues its up and down pattern. Mortgage applications decreased 3.8% for the week ending July 25, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The downturn comes after a slight 0.8% uptick last week. In addition, mortgage interest rates remained fairly steady at 6.74% for a 30-year fixed mortgage, for the week ending
The ROAD to Housing Act is now headed to the Senate floor for consideration. It has garnered support from key housing, real estate and mortgage trade groups, though several are pushing for changes to specific provisions. “This bill is a welcome step in the right direction,” said Isaac Boltansky, head of public policy at Pennymac,
Help from the Federal Reserve in the form of lower benchmark rates is unlikely to arrive this month. The CME Group’s FedWatch tool on Tuesday showed that 95% of interest rate traders believe the federal funds rate will remain in a range of 4.25% to 4.5% when the Federal Open Market Committee meets at the
Mortgage rates moved down this week, with the 30-year fixed rate averaging 6.72 percent, compared to 6.79 percent the previous week, according to Bankrate’s latest lender survey. Loan type Current 4 weeks ago One year ago 52-week average 52-week low 30-year 6.72% 6.89% 7.09% 6.80% 6.20% 15-year 5.85% 6.06% 6.51% 6.03% 5.40% 30-year jumbo 6.75%
What stood out from the end of June data was the refinance index increasing 7% from the previous week and coming in 40% higher than the same week one year ago. The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 40.1% of total applications from 38.4% the previous week. “Mortgage rates were lower across all loan
The national PAPI decreased 0.6% from March to a reading of 163.0 in April. Median earnings were up 4.8% compared to one year ago, and while payments decreased 3.1%, the significant earnings growth means that the PAPI is down 8.4% on an annual basis. For borrowers applying for lower-payment mortgages (the 25th percentile), the national