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Conservatorship Crossroads: What’s Next for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?
With rising momentum to privatize the GSEs, industry leaders stress the need for a durable path that preserves market stability.
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FHFA and FHA Loans: 98% of Counties Get an Increase in Loan Limits in 2025
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FHA Loan Limits to Increase Again in 2025
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How Landsea Homes Helps Lock Down Closings
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New Home Mortgage Applications Increase in October Despite Higher Mortgage Rates
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FHA Supported Homeownership for More Than 790,000 Americans in 2024
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What Will Fed Rate Cuts Mean for Builders and Developers?
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Chief Economist Ali Wolf Takes a Deep Dive on Debt and Consumer Spending
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Existing-Home Sales Fall as Median Sales Price Hits Record High
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How Forward Commitments Help Builders Win
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Credit Conditions Remain Tight for Builders But Are Improved From Earlier in 2023
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Commercial Real Estate Continues to Feel Pinch of Tightened Credit Conditions
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CoreLogic: Mortgage Delinquency Rates at All-Time Low Levels
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How Are Tighter Credit Standards Impacting Builders and Developers?
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Over 84% of U.S. Counties See Increased FHFA and FHA Loan Limits for 2024
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FHA Loan Limits to Increase in 2024
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FHA Helps Over 765,000 Families Buy Homes in Fiscal Year 2023
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New-Home Mortgage Applications Up Almost 40% Year Over Year
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Credit Conditions Continued to Tighten in Third Quarter
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Only 30% of Veterans Know About Their Zero Down Payment Benefit
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New-Home Mortgage Applications 15% Higher in September Than Last Year
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Builder Confidence Dips Lower Due to Elevated Mortgage Rates
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New-Home Mortgage Applications Increase 20.6% Year Over Year in August
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Home Buyers Across All Races and Ethnicities Are Waiting for Home Prices to Drop
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The Simple Strategy Used by 14 Out of 20 Top Home Builders
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Racial Disparities in Homeownership
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Mortgage Applications Drop to Lowest Level Since April 1995
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New-Home Mortgage Applications Increase 35.5% YOY in July
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Access to Credit Tightens Across the Economy
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New-Home Purchases Increase 26.1% YOY in June
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Home Buyer Affordability Continued to Worsen in May
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What the End of the Student Loan Forbearance Means for Housing
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Bank Failures Have Made It Harder to Get Loans for Land, Spec Building
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1% Down Payment Programs Give Buyers an Opportunity
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Mortgage Applications Increase Annually for Fourth Straight Month
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Cash Buyers Reach the Highest Share in Nearly a Decade
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What Is the State of U.S. Lending?
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2023 Serves Top Builders a Better-Than-Expected Start
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MBA: Home Buyer Affordability Worsens in March
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FHFA Announces Updates to GSEs' Equitable Housing Finance Plans
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The Secret to More On-Time Closings and Happier Buyers
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5 Tips for Selecting a Preferred Lender
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New-Home Mortgage Applications Increase for Second Consecutive Month
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Are Buyers Put Off by Too Many Mortgage Options?
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Utah First-Time Home Buyers Could Get $20K Toward a New Home
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Homeownership Less Affordable in January
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Buyers Are on a Mortgage Rate Roller Coaster
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FHA to Lower Mortgage Insurance Premiums by 30 Basis Points
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New-Home Mortgage Applications Rebound in Response to Lower Rates
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Borrowers Show 'Great Reliance' on Permanent Rate Buydowns
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FHFA Redesigns and Recalibrates GSEs' Single-Family Pricing Network
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New-Home Mortgage Applications Drop 25.2% Year-Over-Year in December
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MBA: New-Home Mortgage Applications Decreased 25.2% YOY in November
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Majority of U.S. Counties Will Start 2023 With Higher FHFA and FHA Loan Limits
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Report: 8% of All 2022 Mortgage-Purchased Homes Are Underwater
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Fannie Mae Introduces Enhancements Designed to Expand Homeownership Opportunities
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FHA-Insured Mortgage Loan Limits to Increase in 2023
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Conforming Loan Limits Will Rise in 2023
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MBA: Mortgage Application Payments Rise in October
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Mortgage Applications for New Homes Fall 28.6% on Year-Over-Year Basis in October
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Survey: Search for Affordable Housing a Top Concern for Active-Duty Servicemembers Returning to Civilian Life
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All-Cash Sales Outnumbered FHA-Backed New-Home Sales in Third Quarter
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FHFA Announces Changes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Guarantee Fee Pricing
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Mortgage Applications for New Homes Decline 7% in September
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Millennial Home Buyers Have the Highest Rate of Mortgage Denial
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MBA Builder Application Survey Shows Increase Last Month Compared With July
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Mortgage Applications Decrease as Interest Rates Climb
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The Key to Helping Your Clients Lower the Cost of Homeownership
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Report: Millennials Anticipate Purchasing a Home Post-Student Loan Forgiveness
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The Potential Impact of Student Loan Debt Forgiveness on the Housing Market
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Mortgage Applications for New Homes Decrease 16.1% YOY in July
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Credit for Builders Becomes Tighter and More Costly
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NAHB: Share of Homes Financed Through FHA Loans Reaches Lowest Level Since 2008
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Mortgage Applications for New Homes Decrease 12% in June
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Landsea Homes Launches Mortgage Subsidiary
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Freddie Mac Takes Action to Help Renters Achieve Homeownership
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FHFA Releases 2021 Mission Report
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New-Home Mortgage Applications Decrease 10.6% YOY in April
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Credit Conditions Tighten for Builders and Developers in Q1
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Mortgage Rates Rise and Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Surveys
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NAHB: Banks Report Weaker Demand for Home Loans
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Open the Door to Low-Stress Closings
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New-Home Mortgage Applications Decrease 7.1% Year Over Year in December
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Rising FHA Loan Limits Match Record Home Price Appreciation
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FHFA Raises Conforming Loan Limits for 2022
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Mortgage Applications Decreased 15.2% Year Over Year in October
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New-Home Mortgage Applications Decreased 23.8% in June
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New FHA Loan Limits Help Account for Rising Home Prices
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What Does the Adverse Market Fee Mean for the Housing Industry?
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MBA: June New-Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Up in June
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Construction Industry Has Received $64.6 Billion in PPP Loans
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Trump Signs PPP Loan Program Extension Into Law
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COVID-19 Update: ‘Fiscal Support Has Kept The Economy Afloat’
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(Married, Affluent) Millennials are Buying Homes
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Financing Options for Small to Mid-Sized Builders
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Down Payment Myths Hamper Young Buyers
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What's New with VA Loans?
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Are Alternative Lenders Worth the Risks?
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Rise 4.2%
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Rise 2.5%
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Fall by 0.5%
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Drop 2.9%
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Spring Bounce: Mortgage Applications Increase by 4.9%
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Fell 1.9% For Week Ending April 6th
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MBA Weekly Survey: Mortgage Applications Fall 3.3%
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MBA Weekly Survey: Mortgage Applications Rise 4.8%
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Fall 1.1%
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MBA Weekly Survey: Mortgage Applications Rise 0.9%
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Mortgage Applications Rise 2.7% in MBA Weekly Survey
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MBA Weekly Survey: Mortgage Applications Decrease by 6.6%
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Mortgage Applications Fall 4.1% in MBA Weekly Survey
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Rise 0.7%
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MBA Weekly Survey: Mortgage Applications Fall 2.6%
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Freddie Mac, Berkadia Close The First Single-Family Rental Deal of its Kind
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MBA Weekly Survey: Mortgage Applications Rise 4.5%
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Shutdown Jeopardy: Day 3
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Rise 4.1% During the Week Ending January 12th
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Mortgage Applications Drop 2.8% On A Seasonally-Adjusted Basis Over The Holidays
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2018 FHA Loan Limits Increase
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MBA Weekly Survey: Mortgage Applications Fell 4.9%
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Fall 3.1% over Thanksgiving
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Mortgage Applications Fall 2.6%
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MBA Weekly Survey: Mortgage Apps Fall 2.1%
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MBA: Mortgage Apps Fall 0.4%
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Lennar Opens the Door; Who's Next?
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Fall 0.5%
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Drop 9.7%
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Mortgage Applications Fell 2.3% Over Last Week
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Rise 0.1%
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MBA: Mortgage Application Volume Rises 3.0%
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MBA: Market Composite Index Rises 0.4%
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Rise 6.4% Over Week of July 14th
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease by 7.4%
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase by 1.4%
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Fall 6.2%
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MBA Weekly Survey: Mortgage Apps Increase by 2.8%
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Mortgage Apps Rise 7.1% in MBA Weekly Survey
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Fall 3.4%
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MBA Weekly Survey: Refi Apps Rise 11%, Purchase Apps Fall 1%
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MBA Weekly Survey: Mortgage Apps Fall 4.1%
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MBA Weekly Survey: Mortgage Apps Rise 2.4%
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MBA: Purchase Applications Rise, Refinance Apps Fall
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Industry Groups at Odds Over PACE-Related Legislation
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Rise 2.7%
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Fall 1.8%
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase 1.5%
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease 1.6% for the End of March
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Mortgage Applications Drop 0.8%
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MBA: Mortgage Apps Drop 2.7%
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MBA: Mortgage App Volume Rises 3.3%
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MBA Weekly Survey: Mortgage Applications Rise 5.8%
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A Q&A With The MBA’s Chief Economist
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease by 2.0%
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MBA: Mortgage Apps Dropped 3.7% Last Week
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MBA: Mortgage Apps Increase by 2.3%
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Drop 3.2%
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Hand-Wringing Over Rising Rates
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Mortgage Applications Rise 4.0%
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The Quicken Riddle
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Mortgage Application Index Rose 0.8% Last Week
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Mortgage Application Volume Rises 5.8% in the New Year
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Home Sale Origination Volume Reaches 1.6 Million in Q3 2016
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Mortgage Apps Decrease by 12% Over Two Weeks
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Millennial Home Buyers are Moving Midwest
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MBA Weekly Survey: Mortgage Applications Drop 4.0%
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Mortgage Apps Drop 0.7%, Purchase Only Up 0.4%
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Mortgage Applications Drop Almost 10%; Purchase-Only Loans Flat
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AEI: First-Time-Buyer Loan Volume Rose 14% YOY
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Mortgage Applications Fell 9.2% Over the Course of Election Week
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Mortgage Applications Slip 1.2%
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MBA Reports a Continued Downward Trend in Mortgage Apps
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Downward Trend Returns for the Mortgage Index
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Mortgage Application Volume Ticked Up Last Week
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CoreLogic: Foreclosed Homes Drop to New Low Since 2007
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Mortgage Applications Increase 0.9% Over One Week
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Colony Starwood Homes Sells Its Non-Performing Loan Portfolio
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Apps Ebb as Rates Sap Action
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Rates Hold at 12-Month Low; 30-year average at 4.1%
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Among Bankers, It's 'Safe Harbor' or 'No Loan'
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Interest Rates on New Homes Stay Stable
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AD and C Loan Stock Gains 16% in Last 12 Months
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Apps Up 2.8% On Interest Rate Draw
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Fed Under the Gun to Clarify Post-QE Policy
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Why Interest Rates Need to Stay Low ... Do You Agree?
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Home Buyers Overwhelmed by Loan Info
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Earlier Rate Hikes Get Fed Attention
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EPA Announces $11 Million for Brownfields Cleanup
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Banks Lending At A Feverish Pace
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Smaller Banks More Likely to Reject Mortgage Apps Based on New Mortgage Rules
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Mortgage Standards Ease ... Repeat, Mortgage Standards Ease
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Loan Demand Rises as Credit Eases
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New Home Loan Rates Rise as Loan Amounts Decline
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Median Size of New Single-Family Homes Is Growing
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J.P. Morgan Cuts Back on FHA Loans
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Home Building's Big Companies Prime Themselves for Growth
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Principal Forgiveness May Save GSEs $1.7 Billion
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FHA Ban on Loans to Collections-Plagued Buyers Postponed
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Fed Chair Urges Swifter Action to Strengthen the Housing Sector
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