The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index
of mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancing and home purchase demand, fell 5.5 percent to 374.6 in the week ended December 13.
Demand for mortgages on purchases of homes rose for the third consecutive week last week while applications for refinancing decreased, according to The Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA's) seasonally adjusted index of
overall mortgage application activity.
The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index
of mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancing and home purchase demand, rose 9.4 percent in the week ended February 28.
Prior to that at 7 a.m. ET, the Mortgage Bankers» Association will reveal
its mortgage application activity, which will provide insight into the demand for home purchases.
Additionally, when looking at the adjusted index of
mortgage application activity, which includes refinancing and purchase applications, there was an overall decrease of 2.6 percent in the week ended July 12.
Mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancings and home purchase loans, dropped 0.3 percent in the week ending Nov. 22, according to the MBA's index.
The MBA said its seasonally adjusted index of
mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancing and home purchase demand, dipped 1.0 percent last week.
The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of
mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancing and home purchase demand, fell 6.3 percent to the lowest level since December 2000.
In the latest week ending Dec. 13, mortgage applications fell 5.5 percent, according to the MBA's seasonally adjusted index of
mortgage application activity.