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Mortgage apps decline 1.2% despite drop in rates

Housing Wire

“Currently, higher rates, low inventory, and high prices are keeping prospective buyers out of the market.”. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($647,200 or less) marginally fell to 10.4% and the Veterans Affairs (VA) loans fell to 10.4%

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MBA: Mortgage apps decline 2.3% to four-year low

Housing Wire

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($642,000 or less) fell to 5.33% from 5.46% in the prior week. According to the MBA, the adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) share of activity dipped to 8.7%, the FHA share of all applications fell to 10.8%

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Mortgage applications rise to highest level since July 2022

Housing Wire

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans grew significantly, rising by 250 bps to a share of 18.3%. Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) accounted for 5.9% The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances of $766,550 or less dropped by 2 bps to 6.13%.

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Mortgage applications drop as rates spike

Housing Wire

Interest in residential mortgages fell 1.2% for the week ending March 11 as mortgage rates rose to their highest levels since May 2019, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association ‘s latest survey. That’s led to a significant decline in refinance activity, both for conventional and government loans.

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Mortgage apps decline 6.5% to 22-year low

Housing Wire

The average contract interest rate for 30-year-fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($642,000 or less) rose to 5.40% from 5.33%. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with jumbo loan balances (greater than $647,000) rose to 4.90% from 4.93%.

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Mortgage apps jump 2.5%, propelled by purchase activity

Housing Wire

The uptick, as measured by the Mortgage Bankers Association ‘s (MBA’s) Market Composite Index, was propelled primarily by purchase-application activity, as rates remain elevated, hovering in the low 5% range and a drag on refinance volume. a week earlier, and the share of VA applications rose slightly to 10.3%

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Mortgage apps decline as first-time buyers pull back from the market 

Housing Wire

This was a reversal of the previous week’s trend, when homebuyers’ loan demand increased by 5.3%. retail residential mortgage applications. “Last week’s increase in mortgage rates prompted a pullback in application activity.

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