Mortgage application activity trended higher during the week ending Aug. 7, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 3.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis...
Existing home sales decreased by 1.7% month-over-month and increased 0.7% year-over-year, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Month-over-month sales increased in the Northeast, held steady in the West, and declined in the Midwest and...
Mortgage credit became more accessible in July, according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The MCAI rose by 2.5% to 108.4 last month; the index was benchmarked to 100 in March 2012. The Conventional...
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director is threatening the homebuilder industry with “appropriate action” for not creating starter homes. In a post on his personal X account, Pulte cited an analysis from the investment banking advisory firm Evercore that said,...
Mortgage holder equity reached $18 trillion for the first time on record while annual home price growth reached a 14-month high in July, according to the August 2026 Mortgage Monitor Report Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE: ICE). “Mortgage holder equity...
Small Mortgages Fall Below 3% of Originations, Exposing Rural Lending Gap
