CAR Market Matters

TALKING POINTS Another drop in refinances last week kept mortgage application volume basically unchanged, up just 0.9 percent seasonally adjusted, from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The average contract interest...

CAR Market Matters

TALKING POINTS Total mortgage application volume increased 2.7 percent from the previous week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday in its seasonally adjusted report Compared with a year ago volume was 2.4 percent lower.  Mortgage...

Survey: Owners Worried, Buyers Excited

Consumer sentiment is following an unusual trend for a seller’s market: Home buyers are upbeat, but homeowners are less so, according to ValueInsured’s latest quarterly Modern Homebuyer Survey. Why the divergence between buyers and owners? Some homeowners may be...

CAR Market Matters

TALKING POINTS Total mortgage application volume increased 2.7 percent from the previous week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday in its  seasonally adjusted report Compared with a year ago volume was 2.4 percent...