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Mortgage applications slide 2.7% in last week of 2021

Housing Wire

Mortgage applications decreased 2.7% from two weeks earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association survey for the week ending Dec. Mortgage applications increased 2% the week prior, largely due to an increase in Federal Housing Administration refinances. The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 65.4%

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Housing market outlook for 2021…and beyond

Housing Wire

With it behind us, let’s look ahead at several housing market trends that are likely in 2021 and beyond. First, exceptionally low mortgage rates are likely to be around for an extended period. 2020 was a truly unprecedented year. during the next two years. This would be a percentage point lower than the 4.1%

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Mortgage applications decrease 4%

Housing Wire

After two straight weeks of increases , mortgage applications dropped 4.2% for the week ending May 21, 2021, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association ‘s weekly mortgage applications survey. Rates climbed north of 3% over the first few months of 2021, but crested at 3.2% in March before descending again.

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2021 means new challenges for mortgage lending

Housing Wire

As we think about coming out of this first month of the year, we’ve quickly realized this year is going to be anything but planned or what we in the mortgage lending industry are used to. But for others, low mortgage rates gave way to pre-approved borrowers struggling in a very competitive seller’s market.

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Reverse mortgage professional’s action helps lead to suspected fraudster’s arrest

Housing Wire

A suspected fraudster nearly brought financial ruin to an elderly resident of London, Ontario in Canada , but an area reverse mortgage professional’s quick thinking is credited with leading to the suspect’s arrest, according to a news release from the London Police Service.

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Pending home sales shock 2021 housing crash bears

Housing Wire

in October — and since we are days away from December, we can officially label the 2021 housing crash bears as even worse than the 2020 housing crash bears. From the National Association of Realtors : “The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings, rose 7.5% in October.

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Pending home sales continue to slip as 2021 approaches

Housing Wire

Year-over-year, contract signings increased by 16.4%. As 2021 approaches, Yun predicts that there will be a slight uptick in mortgage rates to around 3%, existing-home sales to increase by roughly 10% and new home sales to increase by 20%. Streamlining the refinance process in this low mortgage rate environment.

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