Financing Climbing Weekly Mortgage Applications Hint at Housing Recovery Six weeks ago, mortgage applications for home purchases were down 35 percent annually, but demand is roaring back. Purchase volume jumped 6...
Financing Coronavirus Blamed for Tighter Credit on Loans for Builders In case the suppressed demand and supply chain disruptions were not enough, builders are now reporting tighter credit conditions on loans...
Financing Relaxed Stay-at-Home Orders Spark Last Minute Rally in Spring Homebuying Season Spring has sprung, and in just over a month it will be gone without the homebuying season ever taking off, thanks to the coronavirus. But as...
Financing Pent-Up Demand, Low Interest Rates Spark 11% Jump in Purchase Loan Applications Spring may have finally sprung for the housing market. For the fourth week straight, the weekly applications to purchase a home rose,...
Financing 'Pent-Up Demand' Drives Growth in Homebuyer Interest for Third Straight Week After spending so much time at home, some Americans are itching to move into a new one. “Pent-up demand for homebuying” drove buyer interest...
Financing Mortgage Activity Shows Signs of Homebuyers Returning to Market When the pandemic first began in the U.S., it was overwhelming. Homebuyers pulled back from the housing market as the country assessed and...
Financing Purchase Index on the Rise Despite Drop in Weekly Mortgage Application Volume The weekly total mortgage loan application volume fell 3.3 percent, but luckily for home builders, the majority of the drop came from...
Financing Purchase Mortgage Volume Hits Highest Level in a Month Though the overall mortgage application volume for the week ending on April 24 may have been down, the week’s numbers actually bring good...
Economics Reasons for Economic Recovery, and How Builders Can Plan for It More than two months into an economic downturn that rivals the worst of the Great Recession, Robert Dietz and his team are working to help builders make sense of COVID-19's impact on the housing industry
Financing Mortgage Applications Surge May Signal Return of Homebuyer Confidence Need a midweek pick-me-up? The housing market is showing early signs that it could be making a comeback as the weekly mortgage application...
