Homebuyers Pausing Purchases as Rates Continue to Climb
Homebuyers and owners looking to refinance pushed the pause button again this week as rates soared over 7%, a move ...
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Homebuyers Pull Back as Rates Climb to Highest Point Since June 2025
As U.S. homebuyers continue to navigate a bittersweet housing market–one where inventory is becoming more balanced in many markets but ...
Inventory-Balanced Markets Buoy Home-Purchase Application Activity
In the-real-estate-market-that-could, home-purchase applications ticked up this past week as increased inventory in many markets seems to be buoying transaction ...
Refinance Activity ‘Dampened’ Due to Continued Economic Challenges
Economic uncertainty has once again put pressure on mortgage applications, taking a downturn in response to mortgage rates rising once ...
Mortgage Applications Decrease as Affordability Challenges Continue
While mortgage rates and applications changed little last week, home-purchase applications retreated and were lower than last year’s pace, signaling ...
Slight Rate Drop Drives Mortgage Application Activity Upward After Weeks of Declines
While mortgage rates remain elevated, a slight retreat this past week drove home-purchase application activity up for the first time ...
Home Shoppers Pull Back as Rates Hit Highest Point in Over a Year
Those shopping for a home or a refinance for a lower rate appear to be moving back to the sidelines ...
Mortgage Applications Drop Off This Week
Despite near annual highs of the 30-year average mortgage rate, home-purchase application activity had been holding steady or even modestly ...
Mortgage Applications See Modest Rise Amid Rate Hikes
Economists touted regional improvements to housing inventory for the increase in home-purchase application activity this week but cautioned the uptick ...
Home-Purchase Applications Pulled Back, Refis Up Despite Rate Hike
Mixed signals continue coming from the U.S. housing market, as the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported this week that home-purchase ...
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