Refi Surge Hits the Brakes as Overall Mortgage Applications Decrease
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) recently reported that mortgage applications are down 1.9% week over week, according to their Weekly ...
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Real Estate Industry Supportive of New Affordable Housing Measures
On Wed., Sept. 1, the Biden Administration announced a cross-agency effort to address the affordable housing shortage, implementing steps to ...
Forbearances Hold Steady Ahead of Federal Deadline
The percentage of mortgages currently in forbearance remained almost entirely flat at 3.25%, according to the latest report from the ...
MBA Releases Statement on The Markup’s ‘Flawed Analysis’ of Mortgage Lending
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) recently released the following statement regarding The Markup's flawed analysis of mortgage lending: "The issue ...
Refi Applications Take Back Seat, While Conventional and FHA Mortgages Increase
According to the latest Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Aug. 20, 2021, mortgage ...
Have Mortgage Forbearance Exits Hit a Wall?
The total number of loans now in forbearance decreased by 1 basis point to 3.25% as of Aug. 15, 2021, ...
Mortgage Applications Up as Refinances Rise
For the week ending July 9, 2021, mortgage applications increased 16.0% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers ...
Housing Starts: Strong Year-End Numbers Don’t Mean There Aren’t Risks Ahead
Housing starts increased 5.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.67 million units, according to the latest report ...
MBA Study Finds Home Equity Lending Growth Hindered by Alternative Products and COVID-19
Home equity loan debt outstanding and borrower utilization rates declined in 2019, and mortgage lenders anticipate originations to fall again ...
MBA: Mortgage Apps Up Across the Board
Mortgage applications rose 3.1 percent over the week, according to data gathered in the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage ...
To Give or Not to Give: The Value of Closing Gifts
A standout closing gift won’t substitute for a good agent/client relationship, but a personal touch might be the key when it comes to repeat clients or potential referrals. Read more.
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