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Mortgage applications rebounded 20% last week as rates dipped

Housing Wire

Last week’s activity focused on purchase activity, which posted year-over-year growth for more than two months as for-sale inventory continues to increase steadily. This week’s report, however, narrowed in on the exponential increase in applications prompted by a welcome dip in rates amid a tariff trade war.

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Purchase applications continue growth streak this spring

Housing Wire

Overall purchase activity has shown year-over-year growth for more than two months as the inventory of existing homes for sale continues to increase, a positive development for the housing market despite the uncertain near-term outlook. For 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with jumbo loan balances, rates decreased to 6.76% from 6.77%.

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FHFA says it prevented 43K foreclosures in Q3, but new cases rose 27%

Housing Wire

The FHFA also found that 35% of all loan modifications completed in the third quarter resulted in an average reduction of more than 20% to borrowers’ monthly payments, and refinances rose by 9,214 from Q2 to total 98,785 in Q3. Forbearances also increased in Q3 to 39,669 loans as of Sept.

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Mortgage demand jumps 6.3% as rates level off

Housing Wire

Mortgage applications rose 6.3% 22, driven by a 12% increase in demand for purchase loans, according to data released Wednesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). It is the third straight weekly increase for applications — a good sign for mortgage lenders heading into the typically slow Thanksgiving holiday.

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Mortgage applications continue to descend after the holidays

Housing Wire

While mortgage application volume decreased on a seasonally adjusted basis, the MBA’s index jump 47% from the previous week on an unadjusted basis. The seasonally adjusted purchase loan index was down 7% from one week earlier. Department of Agriculture (USDA) loans each saw slight increases in their application shares.

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Mortgage applications fall to their lowest level since May

Housing Wire

“The 30-year fixed rate was little changed at 6.83%, but high enough that there was not much interest in refinancing, pushing the refinance index lower for the third straight week. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA increased to 6.56% from 6.52%. from 12.6%

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Trapped by design: Why America’s housing market is stuck — and what the rest of the world can teach us

Housing Wire

With current rates hovering near 7%, selling a home today often means trading a historically low payment for one nearly double the size. Existing home sales have hit multi-decade lows. Mortgage originations have dropped off a cliff. Servicing portfolios are clogged with long-dated, low-yield loans that strain balance sheets.