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Despite signs of inventory returning, prices and loan amounts are trending higher this year, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
April 3 -
Potential home buyers may be holding back in anticipation of lower rates to come in the second half of the year, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
March 27 -
Limited inventory helped bring the average purchase size on new applications to its highest mark since mid 2022, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
March 20 -
A greater number of refinances, particularly in the government market, led overall volumes higher, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
March 13 -
Activity increased for both purchases and refinances, as well as for both conventional and government lending, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
March 6 -
Loan volumes fell for the third straight week, with depressed demand for government lending driving activity downward, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
February 28 -
Mortgage application activity had its largest decline in a year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
February 21 -
The contract rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage increased 7 basis points in the week ended Feb. 9 to 6.87%, the highest since early December, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data released Wednesday.
February 14 -
While refinances shot up, purchase lending saw a second weekly pullback according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
February 7 -
Aspiring buyers took out fewer loans last week, leading to the overall decline, but the average purchase-loan size also surged to its highest mark since last spring, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
January 31