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Mortgage Rates
30 Yr FRM 4.83% -0.08%
15 Yr FRM 4.32% -0.04%
1 Yr ARM 4.35% -0.11%
5/1 Yr ARM 4.25% -0.04%
30 YR Tres 4.25% -0.03%
Fed Prime 3.25% 0.00%
  • Refinance Applications Down 1.4%. Purchase Index at 12 Year Low

    In this week's release, which reports on loan application activity for the week ending November 13, 2009, new loan application fell 2.5%, even as the 30 year fixed-rate mortgage fell 0.7% to 4.83. The refinance index decreased 1.4% and the purchase index fell 4.7%. This is the sixth consecutive decline for the purchase index and is the lowest read since November 1997....
  • MBA: Weekly Refinance Index +11.3%. Purchase Apps at Nine Year Low

    In this week's release, which reports on loan application activity for the week ending November 6, 2009, demand for new mortgage loans increased 3.2% from one week earlier. The Refinance index rose 11.3% while the Purchase index fell 11.7%, its lowest level since December of 2000....
  • Mortgage Applications Increase 8.2%. Refinance Demand Up 14.5%

    In last week's release, which reported data for the week ending October 23, mortgage application activity fell 12.3% even as mortgage rates dropped from 5.07% to 5.04%. The Refinance Index, decreased 16.2% from the previous week while the seasonally adjusted Purchase Index moved lower as well, decreasing 5.2% from one week earlier. The refinance share of mortgage activity fell to 62.3% of total applications from 65.0% in the previous week. In today's release, which covers new loan applications for the week ending October 30, the MBA reported that demand for new mortgages increased 8.2% and the average 30 year fixed mortgage rates fell from 5.04% to 4.97%. ...
  • MBA: Refinance Loan Applications Fall 16.8%. Purchase Apps Decline 7.6%

    The Mortgage Banker's application survey covers over 50% of all US residential mortgage loan applications taken by mortgage bankers, commercial banks, and thrifts. The data gives economists a look into consumer demand for mortgage loans. A rising trend of mortgage applications indicates home buying interest is increasing, a positive for the housing industry and economy as a whole. Furthermore, in a low mortgage rate environment, a trend of increased refinance applications implies consumers are seeking out a lower monthly payments which can result in increased disposable income and therefore more money to spend on discretionary items...or just an opportunity to pay down other debts like credit cards and car loans....
  • Demand for New Loans Up 16.4% as Rates Hold Below 5.00%

    Mortgage rates held below 5.00 percent for the third consecutive week helping refinance and purchase loan demand increase, according to a weekly report released by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) this morning. The MBA said, in the week ending October 2, 2009, the average mortgage rate for 30-year fixed-rate loan fell 5 basis points to 4.89 percent from 4.94 percent. That in combination with the soon to expire $8,000 tax credit for first time home buyers helped mortgage application volume increase by 16.4 percent in the week....