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| Home Price Appreciation Keeps Cooling; New Loan Limits Coming Into Focus | ||
| 10/31/2025 1:09 PM | ||
| Both the FHFA and the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller indices released new home-price data this week covering the month of August. The message is unchanged: prices remain higher than a year ago, but the pace of appreciation continues to slow. Case-Shiller’s national annual gain eased to 1.5%, the smallest in more than 2 years, while FHFA is near its...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Applications Responded to Lower Rates, But Things Are Already Changing | ||
| 10/31/2025 12:53 PM | ||
| Mortgage applications jumped sharply last week, driven by lower rates and a rebound in refinance activity. According to MBA’s Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending October 24, total volume rose 7.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis and 7% unadjusted. The Refinance Index increased 9% from the previous week and is now 111% higher than the sam...Read More | ||
| Existing Home Sales Rose Last Month, But The Bigger Picture Hasn"t Changed | ||
| 10/24/2025 1:34 PM | ||
| Existing-home sales climbed modestly in September, rising 1.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.06 million , according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Sales were also 4.1% higher than a year earlier as easing mortgage rates and better affordability began to lift demand. Even so, the market remains well below pre-pandemic no...Read More | ||
| Weaker Purchase Demand Offset by Stronger Refis | ||
| 10/24/2025 1:29 PM | ||
| Mortgage application activity edged lower last week, driven by purchases, but the decline was marginal compared to recent swings. According to MBA’s Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending October 17, total volume slipped 0.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis and 0.2% unadjusted. The Refinance Index rose 4% from the previous week and was 81% ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Apps Dip, But Demand Still Running Strong After September Surge | ||
| 10/15/2025 8:46 AM | ||
| Mortgage application activity declined again last week, though the drop was more moderate than the prior week’s pullback. According to MBA’s Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending October 10, total volume fell 1.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis and 2% unadjusted. The Refinance Index slipped 1% from the previous week but remains 59% higher...Read More | ||
| Refi Demand Ebbs Gradually As Rates Remain Rangebound | ||
| 10/10/2025 1:22 PM | ||
| Mortgage application activity declined again last week as refi demand continues pulling back after the surge in mid September. According to MBA’s Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending October 3, total volume fell 4.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis and 5% unadjusted. The Refinance Index decreased 8% from the previous week but remains 18% ...Read More | ||
| 4% Gain in Pending Home Sales Isn"t Exactly What it Seems | ||
| 10/3/2025 2:22 PM | ||
| The National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI)—which tracks contract signings on existing homes—ticked higher in August, but remains locked in the same flat, depressed range that has defined the past two years. Pending home sales rose 4.0% in August, lifting the index to its highest level since March, and 3.8% above the sa...Read More | ||
| Home Price Growth May be The Lowest in Years, But Home Prices Remain Near All-Time Highs | ||
| 10/3/2025 2:03 PM | ||
| Both the FHFA and the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller indices published updated home-price data this week. The message hasn’t changed: prices are still higher than a year ago, but the pace of growth continues to slow. Case-Shiller is now at its weakest year-over-year level in more than 2 years, while FHFA remains stuck near the lowest growth since 2...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Apps Drop Sharply, But It Was Still The 3rd Best Week in 3 Years | ||
| 10/3/2025 1:47 PM | ||
| Mortgage application activity dropped sharply last week as higher rates cut into both refinance and purchase demand. According to MBA’s Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending September 26, total volume fell 12.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis and 13% unadjusted. The Refinance Index decreased 21% from the previous week but remains 16% high...Read More | ||
| Nothing New For Existing Home Sales | ||
| 9/26/2025 2:01 PM | ||
| Existing-home sales held roughly steady in August after tepid uptick in July. That NAR reported a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.0 million , down 0.2% from July but 1.8% higher than a year ago. Sales have now hovered near 75% of pre-pandemic norms for three years, reflecting the same constrained but stable environment that has defined the ma...Read More | ||
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