Mortgage Rates Fall Further In Latest Survey

Dated: December 9 2022

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According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey, average mortgage rates fell again last week. Rates were down from the week before for 30-year fixed-rate loans with conforming and jumbo balances, loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration, and 15-year fixed-rate loans. But despite favorable rates, home buyer demand for loans to buy homes fell 3 percent from the week before. Joel Kan, MBA's vice president and deputy chief economist, says demand slowed even as rates and prices have cooled. "Purchase activity slowed last week, with a drop in conventional purchase applications partially offset by an increase in FHA and USDA loan applications," Kan said. "The average loan size for purchase applications decreased to $387,300 – its lowest level since January 2021. The decrease was consistent with slightly stronger government applications and a rapidly cooling home-price environment." The MBA's weekly survey has been conducted since 1990 and covers 75 percent of all retail residential mortgage applications.

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