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Loan Demand Picked Up Before the Holidays

Loan demand picked up before the holidays. Mortgage applications were on the rise last week after posting several weeks of declines. Applications for home purchases, viewed as a leading gauge of future home buying activity, increased by 1.3 percent in … Continue reading

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Mortgage Applications Have Trended Down

“Purchase mortgage applications have trended down over the past three months, despite the declining interest rate environment,” Doug Duncan, Fannie Mae’s chief economist, noted in his monthly economic outlook. “This suggests a residual conservatism on the part of consumers and … Continue reading

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Mortgage Applications Drop 4% In February

Mortgage applications for home purchases fell nearly 4 percent in the week ending Feb. 21 from the week prior, hitting their lowest level since 1995, the Mortgage Bankers Association reports. Last week’s purchase applications, which are viewed as a strong … Continue reading

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Mortgage Applications Rising Again

Mortgage Applications Rising After reaching a 13-year low at the end of last year, mortgage applications were back on the rise last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reports. Mortgage applications, which include those for refinancing and home purchases, rose 4.7 … Continue reading

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Home Mortgage Loans Dropped Again

Home Mortgage Loans The Mortgage Bankers Association reports that its mortgage application index — which reflects both refinancing and home mortgage loans — dropped 1.8 percent for the week ending Nov. 8. That follows a revised drop of 2.8 percent … Continue reading

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