US mortgage applications rise as rates fall for 7th week to lowest since September 2022

US mortgage applications rise as rates fall for 7th week to lowest since September 2022

‘Application activity was up significantly last week, as market expectations of a rate cut from the Fed pulled mortgage rates lower,’ says economist

​​​​​​​By Ovunc Kutlu

ISTANBUL (AA) - US mortgage applications rose last week, as rates declined for the seventh consecutive week to their lowest in two years, according to a Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) report released Wednesday.

The market composite index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, jumped 14.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending Sept. 13. On an unadjusted basis, however, the index soared 26% compared to the previous week.

"Application activity was up significantly last week, as market expectations of a rate cut from the Fed pulled mortgage rates lower," Joel Kan, MBA’s vice president and deputy chief economist, said in a statement.

"There was also an increase in purchase applications, and it is notable that conventional purchase applications increased to a pace ahead of last year, which also drove overall purchase applications very close to year-ago levels," said Kan. "Homebuyers are seeing improving affordability conditions, sparked by lower rates and slower home-price growth."

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages declined for the seventh consecutive week to 6.15%, their lowest since September 2022, from 6.29% in the previous week.

The rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, meanwhile, decreased to 5.42% from 5.71% during that period.

The MBA survey covers more than 75% of US retail residential mortgage applications.



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