Mortgage application activity inched up for the week ending July 18, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 0.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis from...
Mortgage rates were up for the second consecutive week, according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.75% as of July 17, up from last week when it averaged 6.72%. A year ago at this...
Mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 8.5% year-over-year in June, although applications were also down 4% from May. According to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association, new single-family home sales were running at a seasonally adjusted annual...
Mortgage application activity and credit availability declined in the latest data reports from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 10% on a seasonally adjusted basis for...
President Donald Trump has accused Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) of mortgage fraud when Schiff was a member of the House of Representatives. In a posting on Truth Social, Trump stated Schiff listed a property in Maryland as his primary residence so he could achieve more...
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board has published two scathing criticisms of the housing policies espoused by President Donald Trump and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte. In the editorial “How to Increase Mortgage Defaults,” the Journal’s...
New Hampshire Contractor Has Assets Frozen After Being Caught Selling a Non…
