Category: Statistics

By Mike Colpitts Applications for home mortgages increased slightly for the week, indicating that home buying activity is increasing in the New Year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The bankers composite index, which includes both applications for home mortgages and refinances showed a 2.2% rise for the week. However, on an unadjusted basis, when… Continue reading Mortgage Purchases Move Higher on Lower Rates

By Mike Colpitts Mortgage rates rose to the highest level since last May as home buyers jumped back into the market, according to Freddie Mac. The rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage rose to 4.86%, a .05 move up for the week. The National Association of Realtors pending home index rose 3.5% in November… Continue reading Mortgage Rates Rise as Buyers Jump

Mortgage rates soared to 4.83% on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage to the highest level in more than eight months, according to Freddie Mac. The increase accounted for the largest rise in conventional mortgages since hitting their record all-time low and put the brakes on home buying. Rates rose from 4.61% with an average of… Continue reading Mortgage Rates Soar Higher

By Kevin Chiu Mortgage rates surge higher for the fourth consecutive week as Treasuries sold off at the highest level in six months, igniting tempers among many home buyers and homeowners who were waiting to lock-in rates, according to Freddie Mac. Mortgage rates have been particularly volatile as a result of the bond market. Rates… Continue reading Mortgage Rates Surge Higher

After four straight weeks of falling loan applications to refinance home mortgages the wave of refinancing has apparently come to an end, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. It’s the lowest the index has been since last June, demonstrating that most homeowners who wanted to refinance their homes or could qualify to do so have… Continue reading Refinance Wave Ends on Higher Mortgage Rates