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By Dennis Norman, on March 10th, 2010
Home Loan Applications Increase 5.7 Percent Last Week – second consecutive week of increased home buyer activity
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending March 5, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) increased 5.7 [...]
By Dennis Norman, on March 3rd, 2010
Home Loan Applications Jump 11.7 Percent Last Week after decreasing two prior weeks
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending February 26, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) increased 11.7 percent [...]
By Dennis Norman, on February 24th, 2010
Home Loan Applications Drop 7.3 Percent Last Week after decreasing 4.0 percent the week before.
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending February 19, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) decreased 7.3 percent [...]
By Dennis Norman, on February 17th, 2010
Home Loan Applications Drop 4.0 Percent Last Week.
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending February 12, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) decreased 4.0 percent from the week before and the [...]
By Dennis Norman, on February 10th, 2010
Home Loan Applications Drop 7.0 Percent Last Week.
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending February 5, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) decreased 7.0 percent from the week before and the four-week [...]
By Dennis Norman, on February 3rd, 2010
Home Loan Applications Jump 21.0 Percent Last Week.
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending January 29, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) increased 21.0 percent from the week before and [...]
By Dennis Norman, on January 27th, 2010
Fewer Home-buyers applying for loans in past week
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending January 22, 2010. The report showed the
By Dennis Norman, on January 13th, 2010
Home-buyers mortgage activity increases from week before…down from a month ago though
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending January 8, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) increased 14.3 percent from the [...]
By Dennis Norman, on December 17th, 2009
Home-buyers mortgage activity dropping…refinances make up 3/4 of all new mortgages.
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending December 11, 2009. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) decreased 3.6 percent from the [...]
By admin, on November 25th, 2009
15-Year FRM Drops to Set Another New Low in Freddie Mac Survey History
McLean, VA – Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.78 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending November 25, 2009, down from last [...]
By Dennis Norman, on November 18th, 2009
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending November 13, 2009. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) decreased 4.7 percent from the week before making six-consecutive weeks of decreases and bringing the [...]
By Dennis Norman, on November 12th, 2009
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending November 6, 2009. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) decreased 11.7 percent from the week before, bringing it to it’s lowest level since December 2000 in [...]
By Dennis Norman, on November 4th, 2009
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending October30, 2009. The report showed an decrease of 1.8 percent in mortgage loan applications for a home purchase from the week before in spite of the fact interest rates slipped back below 5 percent again on a 30-year fixed-rate [...]
By Dennis Norman, on October 29th, 2009
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending October 23, 2009. The report showed an decrease of 5.2 percent in mortgage loan applications for a home purchase from the week as interest rates moved ever so slightly downward.
For the past four weeks mortgage applications for home purchases [...]
By Dennis Norman, on October 21st, 2009
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending October 16, 2009. The report showed an decrease of 16.7 percent in mortgage loan applications for a home purchase from the week as interest rates inched back above 5 percent for the second week in a row.
Refi’s continue to dominate the mortgage application [...]
By Dennis Norman, on October 16th, 2009
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released a report this week with a their forecast of where the economy, housing market and interest rates are headed for the balance of this year as well as next year.
While I think in these volatile times I think it is extremely difficult to make predictions with regard to our [...]
By Dennis Norman, on October 14th, 2009
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending October 9, 2009. The report showed an increase of 1.8 percent in mortgage loan applications from the week as interest rates inched back above 5 percent for the first time in four weeks.
Refi’s continue to dominate the mortgage application activity with 67.4 [...]
By Dennis Norman, on October 7th, 2009
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending October 2, 2009. The report showed an increase of 16.4 percent in mortgage loan applications from the week before fueled by interest rates remaing below 5 percent.
Unfortunately interest rates seem to be doing more for existing homeowners and [...]
By Dennis Norman, on October 1st, 2009
Dennis Norman
According to Freddie Macs weekly mortgage market survey for the week ending October 1st, the interest rate on home mortgages dropped with 30 year fixed rate mortgages hitting the lowest level since May 28th. The survey shows the interest rate on a 30 year fixed rate mortgage for the week averaged 4.94 percent with 0.7 [...]
By Dennis Norman, on September 23rd, 2009
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending September 18, 2009. The report showed an increase of 12.8 percent in mortgage loan applications from the week before fueled by interest rates dropping below 5 percent for the first time since mid-May.
The bulk of the activity (63.8 percent [...]
By Dennis Norman, on September 18th, 2009
Dennis Norman
According to Freddie Macs weekly mortgage market survey the interest rate on home mortgages dropped for the third-consecutive week and remains at a three-month low. The survey shows the interest rate on a 30 year fixed rate mortgage for the week ending September 17, 2009, averaged 5.04 percent with 0.7 percent in fees and points, [...]
By Dennis Norman, on September 9th, 2009
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending September 4, 2009. The report showed an increase of 17.0 percent in borrowers applying for home mortgages to buy a home from the week before. This marks the largest gain in the index since early April, putting the index at the [...]
By Dennis Norman, on September 3rd, 2009
Dennis Norman
According to Freddie Macs weekly mortgage market survey the interest rate on fixed-rate home mortgages dropped to the lowest rate since May 28th. The survey shows the interest rate on a 30 year fixed rate mortgage averaging 5.08 percent with 0.7 percent in fees and points this week, down from 5.14 percent last week. [...]
By Dennis Norman, on August 27th, 2009
Dennis Norman
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending August 21, 2009. The report showed an increase in borrowers applying for home mortgages of about 1 percent from the week before for borrowers buying homes and an increase of almost 13 percent from the week before for [...]
By Dennis Norman, on August 20th, 2009
Dennis Norman
According to Freddie Macs weekly mortgage market survey the interest rate on home mortgages dropped to a new three-month low. The survey shows the interest rate on a 30 year fixed rate mortgage averaging 5.12 percent with 0.7 percent in fees and points this week, down from 5.29 percent last week. Last year at this [...]
By Dennis Norman, on August 6th, 2009
Dennis Norman
According to Freddie Macs weekly mortgage market survey mortgage rates decreased slightly for the week ending August 6, 2009 from the prior week. The survey shows 30 year fixed rate mortgages averaging 5.22% with 0.6% in fees and points, down from 5.25% the week before. Last year at this time, the 30 year rate averaged 6.52%.
Rates on [...]
By Dennis Norman, on July 30th, 2009
Dennis Norman
According to Freddie Macs weekly mortgage market survey mortgage rates increased slightly this week from the prior week. The survey shows 30 year fixed rate mortgages averaging 5.25% with 0.7% in fees and points, up from 5.20% the week before. Last year at this time, the 30 year rate averaged 6.52%.
Rates on 15 [...]
By Dennis Norman, on July 24th, 2009
Dennis Norman
According to Freddie Macs weekly mortgage market survey mortgage rates increased slightly this week from the prior week. The survey shows 30 year fixed rate mortgages averaging 5.20% with 0.7% in fees and points, up from 5.14% the week before. Last year at this time, the 30 year rate averaged 6.63%.
Rates on 15 year fixed-rate mortgages increased slightly [...]
By Dennis Norman, on July 18th, 2009
Dennis Norman
According to Freddie Macs weekly mortgage market survey mortgage rates dropped this past week slightly from the prior week. The survey shows 30 year fixed rate mortgages averaging 5.14% with 0.7% in fees and points, down from 5.20% the week before. This is the lowest rate reported in Freddie Mac’s survey for a 30 year [...]
By Dennis Norman, on June 30th, 2009
James B. Lockhart III, Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency
By: Dennis Norman
In an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box James Lockhart, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency which is the regulator of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and the Federal Home Loan Banks had a few good things to say about the real estate market.
When asked [...]
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