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Mortgage demand drops 22% during holidays as rates move higher

Housing Wire

Rising mortgage rates suppressed applications in the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) final mortgage applications survey index of 2024, released on Thursday. Mortgage demand declined 21.9% Rates for 30-year conforming loans averaged 7.10% on Thursday, up 21 basis points (bps) in the past two weeks.

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Mortgage demand for new homes is down 6.9% in the past year

Housing Wire

Mortgage applications for new-home purchases fell 6.9% year over year in February, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s Builder Application Survey that was released Thursday. The average loan size decreased, signaling that first-time homebuyers remain active in the market, Kan said.

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Cause for concern? FHA, VA delinquencies are rising quickly

Housing Wire

New data released Thursday by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) revealed that the delinquency rate for mortgages on one- to four-unit residential properties increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.98% of all loans outstanding at the end of 2024. Department of Veterans Affairs loans.

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Conforming, FHA loan limits rose for 2024, but who benefits? 

Housing Wire

. “With the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announcement, he could qualify for a conforming loan paying a 5% down payment of roughly $40,000 rather than $80,000 – which could have put him on the sideline. For high-cost areas, the loan limit is $1.149 million.

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Mortgage delinquencies rise slightly in Q1

Housing Wire

residential mortgages rose slightly in the first quarter of 2025. This was partially driven by an uptick in conventional loan delinquencies and rising foreclosure inventory , particularly among loans backed by the U.S. The percentage of loans entering foreclosure also edged higher rising by 5 bps to represent 0.2%

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March new home mortgage applications increased 5.5%

Housing Wire

The Mortgage Bankers Association ‘s (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) data for March 2025 revealed that mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 5.5% By product type, conventional loans composed 49.0% of loan applications, FHA loans composed 37.0%, RHS/ USDA loans composed 0.9%

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Mortgage applications dropped as rates moved higher last week: MBA

Housing Wire

Mortgage applications declined by 2.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis during the week ending June 28, according to data released Wednesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The trade group cited upward movement in mortgage rates as the key reason why. Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans accounted for 13.1%

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