While mortgage rates remain elevated, a slight retreat this past week drove home-purchase application activity up for the first time in several weeks.  The latest Market Composite Index from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)—its measure of mortgage loan activity volume and includes purchases and refinances—shows mortgage application activity increasing this week 3.6% on a seasonally…

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Those shopping for a home or a refinance for a lower rate appear to be moving back to the sidelines this past week, as application activity for both has declined for a second consecutive week following mortgage rates rising to their highest point in more than a year.  The latest Market Composite Index from the…

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Despite near annual highs of the 30-year average mortgage rate, home-purchase application activity had been holding steady or even modestly increasing in recent weeks, attributed to the rise in home inventory. That trajectory flipped this week with a dip in mortgage applications as rates hit another record high since last August. The latest Market Composite…

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Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. – During the back half of July, mortgage rates have climbed to their highest levels since August 2025, with the 30 year fixed rate hovering above 6.5%. Despite this rise, attributed to renewed escalation…

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Economists touted regional improvements to housing inventory for the increase in home-purchase application activity this week but cautioned the uptick will likely be short-lived with oil prices rising as a result of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.  The latest Market Composite Index from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)—its measure of mortgage loan activity…

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Mixed signals continue coming from the U.S. housing market, as the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported this week that home-purchase applications decreased for a second week while refinances increased, even as rates hit their highest point since August of last year. The latest Market Composite Index from the MBA—its measure of mortgage loan activity volume…

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In the ever-fluctuating mortgage environment of late, mortgage applications saw a decrease but were overall “little changed” this week as rates saw a slight uptick, according to the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).  MBA’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 3, 2026 (with an adjustment for the Fourth of…

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The Mortgage Bankers Association is attributing an increase in home-purchase applications this week to mortgage rates edging down slightly following a decline in oil prices and easing tensions in the Middle East.  The latest Market Composite Index from the MBA—its measure of mortgage loan activity volume and includes purchases and refinances—shows mortgage application activity increasing…

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Mortgage rates remain elevated but application volume remains higher than last year at this time, according to the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).  The latest Market Composite Index from the MBA—its measure of mortgage loan activity volume and includes purchases and refinances—shows little change in application activity this week, increasing 1.0% on…

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The Mortgage Bankers Association is pointing to a combination of economic and geopolitical forces ultimately netting a decrease in mortgage application activity this week.  The latest Market Composite Index from the MBA—its measure of mortgage loan activity volume and includes purchases and refinances—shows application activity decreasing 3.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis from a jump…

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