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Refi’s Shoot Up to Highest Level in Over a Year; Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Drop

Dennis Norman

Record-low interest rates have brought out existing homeowners to refinance their existing mortgages at lower rates….however, the rates don’t seem to be having the same effect on home-buyers who still seem reluctant to pull the trigger and buy a home.

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey for [...]

15 and 30 Year Mortgage Rats Hit All-Time Lows; Applications Increase slightly

Dennis Norman

For the fourth-consecutive week, there has been a little increase in consumers applying for a mortgage to buy a home. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending August 6, 2010, the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to [...]

Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Increase Slightly for Third-Consecutive Week

Dennis Norman

For the third consecutive week, there has been a little increase in consumers applying for a mortgage to buy a home. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending July 30, 2010, the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related [...]

Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Increase Slightly for Second Consecutive Week

Dennis Norman

With mortgage rates near an all-time low one might expect a lot more people taking advantage and buying a home.  However, even low interest rates have not been enough to fire up home-buyers although, for the second consecutive week, there has been a little increase in activity. 

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Record-Low Interest Rates Spur Refinancing; Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Increase Slightly

Dennis Norman

Last week I said that in my real estate career I’ve not seen a time that lower interest rates didn’t spur some sort of activity in the market. Finally, it happened, at least a little. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending July 16, [...]

Cheap Mortgage Interest Rates Not Bringing Out Home-buyers

Dennis Norman

I’ve been in the real estate business for over 30 years now and hate to admit that I’m witnessing something now I’ve never seen before. Throughout my career I’ve seen the real estate market struggle at times usually at the hands of a recession, stagflation, high interest rates, high unemployment or some [...]

Home Mortgage Purchase Applications Decrease; Rates Near Historic Lows

Dennis Norman

While near historic-low mortgage interest rates are causing homeowners to refinance their existing mortgages, it does not appear the rates are bringing out the home-buyers. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending July 2, 2010, the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume [...]

Home Mortgage Purchase Applications Drop Again

Dennis Norman

After last weeks increase in loan applications from borrowers buying homes which broke a string of five consecutive weeks of decreases, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending June 18, 2010 decreased from the prior week. The MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of [...]

Home Mortgage Purchase Applications Increase; First Time in Six Weeks

Dennis Norman

After five consecutive weeks of decreases, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending June 11, 2010 increased from the prior week. 7.3 percent. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) increased 7.3 percent [...]

Home Mortgage Purchase Applicants Drop Again; Fifth Consecutive Week of Declines

Dennis Norman

I hate to say it, but, as the legendary Willie Nelson song goes, “Turn out the lights. The party’s over”

Back around November of last year I first wrote about the concern I had about the home-buyer tax credit program having the effect of a “sugar-rush” on the real estate market. I [...]

Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Continue to Decline

Dennis Norman

Mortgage Applications Continue to Indicate Home Sales Are Slowing

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending May 28, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase), after decreasing in each of [...]

Home Purchase Loan Applications Drop to Lowest Level Since 1997

Dennis Norman

Mortgage Applications Indicate Home Sales Are Slowing

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending May 21, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase), after decreasing a total of 36.6 percent [...]

Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Last Week Plummet; Interest Rates Decrease Slightly

Dennis Norman

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending May 14, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase), after decreasing 9.5 percent the prior week, plummeted 27.1 percent for the week. The [...]

Home Mortgage Applications Last Week Drop; Interest Rates Declined Slightly

Dennis Norman

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending May 7, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase), after increasing the during each of the last three weeks, decreased 9.5 percent from [...]

Interest Rates On Home Loans Drop Slightly – Home Purchase Loan Activity Up 24 Percent From Last Month

Dennis Norman

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending April 30, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase), after increasing the during each of the last two weeks, increased a whopping 13.0 [...]

Interest Rates Increase Slightly; Home Loan Applications Rise Again This Week

 

Dennis Norman

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending April 23, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) increased 7.4 percent from the week before. The four-week moving average of home [...]

Interest Rates Drop Back Down Near 5 – Home Loan Applications Jump

Dennis Norman

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending April 16, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) increased 10.1 percent from the week before. The four-week moving average of home purchase [...]

Mortgage Interest Rates Recede as Do Home Loan Applications

Dennis Norman

Home Loan Application Activity Index at 3rd Lowest Level Since June 2009

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending April 9, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) decreased 10.5 [...]

Mortgage Interest Rates Increase after Fed Pulls out of Market

Dennis Norman

Interest Rates at Highest Level Since August 2009

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending April 2, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) increased 6.8 percent from the week [...]

Home Loan Applications Increase As Buyers Race to Beat Tax Credit Deadline

Homebuyer Tax Credit Extended Deadline is April 30, 2010 – Mortgage Applications Increase As Deadline Draws Near

Dennis Norman

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending March 26, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to [...]

Mortgage Interest Rates Drop Back Below 5 Percent; Home Loan Applications Decrease

After Two Weeks of Increases, Home Loan Applications Decrease 1.9 Percent Last Week

Dennis Norman

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending March 12, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) decreased [...]

Mortgage Interest Rates Inch Back up Slightly

Home Loan Applications Increase 5.7 Percent Last Week – second consecutive week of increased home buyer activity

Dennis Norman

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending March 5, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to [...]

Mortgage Interest Rates Drop Back Below 5 Percent

Home Loan Applications Jump 11.7 Percent Last Week after decreasing two prior weeks

Dennis Norman

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending February 26, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) increased 11.7 percent from [...]

Mortgage Loan Rates Remain Low – Fewer Home Buyers Taking Advantage

Home Loan Applications Drop 4.0 Percent Last Week.

Dennis Norman

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending February 12, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) decreased 4.0 percent from the week [...]

30 Year Mortgage Interest Rates Drop Below 5 Percent

Home Loan Applications Drop 7.0 Percent Last Week.

Dennis Norman

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending February 5, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) decreased 7.0 percent from the week [...]

Mortgage Loan Interest rates remain fairly steady

Fewer Home-buyers applying for loans in past week

Dennis Norman

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending January 22, 2010. The report showed the

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Mortgage interest rates drop slightly-Mortgage applications increase

Home-buyers mortgage activity increases from week before…down from a month ago though

Dennis Norman

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending January 8, 2010. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) increased 14.3 [...]

Mortgage interest rates creep up slightly

Home-buyers mortgage activity dropping…refinances make up 3/4 of all new mortgages.

Dennis Norman

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending December 11, 2009. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) decreased 3.6 percent [...]

MBA’s Purchase Index for mortgages drops to lowest level in almost 9 years

Dennis Norman

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending November 6, 2009. The report showed the MBA Purchase Index (a measure of the volume of loan applications related to a home purchase) decreased 11.7 percent from the week before, bringing it to it’s lowest level since [...]