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Mortgage Application Activity Remains Flat as Credit Availability Increases

Mortgage Application Activity Remains Flat as Credit Availability Increases

by Phil Hall | Feb 11, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage application activity slowed for the week ending Feb. 6, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, dipped by 0.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one...
MBA Predicts Commercial Mortgage Origination Volume to Hit $805.5 Billion This Year

MBA Predicts Commercial Mortgage Origination Volume to Hit $805.5 Billion This Year

by Phil Hall | Feb 10, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is forecasting that total commercial mortgage origination volume will increase to $805.5 billion in 2026 from the $633.7 billion expected in 2025 while multifamily origination volume will rise to $399.2 billion in 2026 from the...
Decline in Mortgage Applications Blamed on Snowstorms

Decline in Mortgage Applications Blamed on Snowstorms

by Phil Hall | Feb 4, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The recent snowstorms that disrupted the nation are being blamed for hampering mortgage application activity during the week ending Jan. 30. “Winter Storm Fern likely had an impact as much of the country was snowed in, hampering homebuying activity,” said Joel Kan,...
Financial Services Trade Groups Lobby White House to Lower Mortgage Costs

Financial Services Trade Groups Lobby White House to Lower Mortgage Costs

by Phil Hall | Jan 29, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A trio of financial services industry trade groups – the Mortgage Bankers Association, America’s Credit Unions and the Independent Community Bankers of America – are lobbying the Trump administration to consider three actions that they claim could lower borrowing...
Mortgage Application Activity Down 8.5%

Mortgage Application Activity Down 8.5%

by Phil Hall | Jan 28, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage application activity took a downturn for the week ending Jan. 23, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). This week’s results include an adjustment for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day federal holiday. The Market Composite Index, the...
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