Mortgage Bankers Association

Mortgage Rates Drop To 2-Year Low, Refinancing Hits 'Fastest Pace' Since 2022: Rocket, LendingTree Among Movers

Builders First Source, Other Homebuilder Stocks Rise With Catalysts Such As Mortgage Rates, The Fed, Kamala Harris Plan

Mortgage Rates Fall To Lowest Level Since February 2023

Builders First Source, Other Homebuilder Stocks Rise With Catalysts Such As Mortgage Rates, The Fed, Kamala Harris Plan

Mortgage Rates Fall To Lowest Level Since February 2023

Homebuyers Turn Screws On Builders As Mortgage Rates Are Telegraphed To Fall

Distressed Investors See 'Exceptional Bargains' In Troubled US Commercial Real Estate Sector

Homebuyers Turn Screws On Builders As Mortgage Rates Are Telegraphed To Fall

Distressed Investors See 'Exceptional Bargains' In Troubled US Commercial Real Estate Sector

Mortgage Applications Fall As Rates Climb Back Above 7%

Building A Better Housing Market: Is The Worst Over As Existing Home Sales Jump In January?

Mortgage Bankers Association Recent News

Mortgage Rates Decline For Fifth Week In A Row: 'Encouraging Development For Potential Homebuyers'

The average mortgage rate for a 30-year loan fell to 7.22%, down from 7.29% last week, said securities broker Freddie Mac.

Good News For Homebuyers As Mortgage Rates Fall For 4th Straight Week

Over the past few weeks, there has been a decline in mortgage rates. Despite this drop, the expense associated with borrowing remains high.

Weekly Mortgage Applications Slide 6% As 30-Year Home Loan Rates Break Above 7.5%

Mortgage Applications Tick Up From 28-Year Lows: Are Buyers Returning, Or Is It Seasonal?

Mortgage applications increased by 7.4% from one week ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey released Wednesday.

Housing Market Correction: Rates Up, Lack Of Buyers, Cracks Forming In Home Improvement

The housing market, still in its relentless rough patch as mortgage rates continue to climb higher, is deterring buyers from making a move.

Mortgage Demand Declines As Interest Rates Drop: What You Need To Know

Last week, the mortgage industry faced a steep drop in demand, despite the continual decrease in interest rates.

Homebuyers Flock To Lower Interest Rates: MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey

As mortgages continued to moderate, potential home buyers were flocking to the opportunity to secure a lower interest rate, Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey data showed.

Mortgage Demand Falls To Lowest Level Since 1997 As Rates Climb To 16-Year Highs

According to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) issued on Wednesday, mortgage rates hit a 16-year high last week, significantly reducing demand among home purchasers.

Housing Beat: Mortgage Rates Soar Again, Non-QM Rides On, The Best And Worst Rental Markets

The renewed rise in mortgage rates, a major mortgage-backed securities deal featuring non-qualified mortgages and a cooling in rental housing prices dominated this week's housing and mortgage market news.

Housing Beat: Mortgage Rates Fall Again, Home Price Growth Cools, Roe V. Wade Influences Homebuyers

This week in the housing world, mortgage rates declined for the second consecutive week as home price growth slowed, the level of mortgage delinquencies remained low and the Roe v. Wade controversy permeated the homebuying process.

Housing Beat: Mortgage Rates Creep Down, Inventory Expands And Who Wants A Vacation Home Anymore?

The U.S. housing market closed June with a decline in mortgage rates, a bump-up in pending home sales, a growing number of available properties for sale and an evaporating enthusiasm for vacation homes.

Housing Beat: Mortgage Rates Spike As Median Rental Housing Prices Break Records

This week in the housing and mortgage industries saw the continued rise of mortgage rates, the continued slump in existing home sales and rental housing costs reaching record-breaking highs.

Housing Beat: Mortgage Rates Soar While Housing Starts Drop

It was a seesaw week in the U.S. housing market, with mortgage rates taking off like a rocket while housing starts sank like a rock.

Housing Beat: Mortgage Rates Up Again, Homes With High Fire Risks Sell For More

This week in the housing market, mortgage rates resumed their upward movement, mortgage applications continued their downward movement and industry experts weighed in on the arrival of the next recession.

Housing Beat: Home Sales Drop, Homeowners Insurance Spikes, Builder Confidence Tanks

The U.S. housing market showed unmistakable signs of stalling this week. Despite a decline in mortgage rates, mortgage applications and home sales were down while the cost of homeowners insurance was rising across most of the nation.

Housing Beat: Mortgage Rates Dip, Home Sales Flatten, Reverse Mortgages Get New Cred

The latest news from the housing industry finds mortgage rates dipping slightly while home sales decelerate and reverse mortgages gain greater attention.

Housing Beat: Mortgage Rates Keep Climbing As Inventory Levels Slowly Expand

More homebuyers were taking out mortgages despite climbing rates while the tight housing inventory is showing signs of improving. Nonetheless, many homebuyers are not optimistic about the housing market’s near future.

Housing Beat: 30-Year Mortgage At 13-Year High; Major Lenders In LinkedIn Spat

The housing and mortgage world witnessed rising rates, an upswing in application levels, and public feud between two major lenders.

Housing Beat: Mortgage Rates Stay Elevated, Profit Margins On Home Sales Down

Mortgage rates remained on the high side this week while pending home sales continued to decline and mortgage delinquency rates also recorded downward motion.

Housing Beat: Mortgage Rates Break The 5% Level; Buyers Settle On Smaller Homes

The latest U.S. housing and mortgage data points to rates continuing their dizzying rise, fewer homes being sold and prospective buyers agreeing to purchase smaller properties.

Housing Beat: Mortgage Rates Hit 5% Level While Property Taxes Inch Higher

The week in housing was one of great challenges, with mortgage rates cracking the 5% level while homeowners faced an uptick in property taxes and state attorneys general demanded that mortgage servicers drop their convenience fees charged to borrowers.

Housing Beat: Mortgage Rates Keep Climbing; Disney's Affordable Housing Project

Mortgage rates are continuing their upward motion while potential homebuyers and sellers face a shifting housing market and the affordable housing sector welcomes a well-known new participant.

Housing Beat: Records Broken For Single-Family And Condo Prices; The 'R' Word Gets Raised

The latest data news from the housing market included new records being achieved in single-family home and condominium sales, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage crashing through the 4.5% level, and a warning from a prominent industry economist on the potential for a recession created by the Federal Reserve.