The level of commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding at the end of 2023 was $130 billion higher than at the end of 2022, a 2.8% uptick, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). On a quarterly measurement, total mortgage debt...
Mortgage application activity was up again in the latest data published by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 7.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ended March...
The head of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has criticized the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) of being both “politically motivated” and ignorant regarding the closing costs process in homebuying. On Friday, the CFPB published a blog...
For the first time since he took office, President Biden openly confronted the challenges facing the U.S. housing industry and offered several proposals aimed at homeownership and rental housing. A Last-Minute Acknowledgment Housing market issues were conspicuously...
An increasing volume of Americans were filling out mortgage applications last week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 9.7% on a seasonally...
Zillow Cuts Its Late-2026 Home Sales Outlook as Rents Accelerate
