Eye On Housing
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) latest Weekly Application Survey shows that, for the week ending November 13, 2020, mortgage application activity decreased by 0.3% from the prior week on a seasonally adjusted basis, as indicated by its Market Composite Index. However, the Purchasing Index, increased by 3.5% from the previous week while the Refinance Index decreased by 2%. The MBA’s… Read More ›
For the week ending September 18, 2020, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Weekly Application Survey showed a jump in application activity, both in purchasing and refinancing, as its Market Composite Index increased 6.8% from the previous week on a seasonally adjusted basis. Most notably, the Purchasing Activity reached its highest level since January 2009, when it was only 5.3% higher…. Read More ›
The last weeks in August finished with subdued mortgage activity, per the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Weekly Application Survey. However, demand remains strong: Overall mortgage activity was 35% higher than what it was the same week one year ago. For the week ending August 28, 2020, the Market Composite Index decreased 2% from one week prior on a seasonally adjusted… Read More ›
The most recent iteration of the Federal Reserve Board’s Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS) finds stronger supply of and demand for most mortgage products across commercial bank respondents. On the mortgage supply side, net credit standards eased on 5 of the 7 mortgage products tracked by the SLOOS while stronger demand was recorded for 6 of the same 7… Read More ›
The Federal Reserve Board recently released its April 2014 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices. The survey addresses changes in the standards and terms on, and demand for, bank loans to businesses and households over the past three months. According to the household component of the April survey results, banks eased their lending standards for auto loans… Read More ›