Mortgage Applications Jump in Aug 13 Week
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New applications for U.S. home loans  rose last week while refinancings surged, as 30-year mortgage  interest rates fell to their lowest level in over four months,  an industry group said on Wednesday.
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A jump in starts on single-family housing pushed total U.S. housing starts to a nearly 21-year high in January, but home mortgage applications dipped last week, according to data reported on Wednesday.
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Investor's Business Daily - Despite rising interest rates, the Mortgage Bankers Association&#39;s seasonally adjusted index of application activity edged up 6.6% to 666.5 in the week ending June 8. Its index of purchase activity rose 7.2%, while refinancing activity climbed 5.6%. Analysts called it a scramble to head off rising borrowing costs. Mortgage rates are at their highest since mid-&#39;06.
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Applications for home mortgages jumped to their highest level in nearly four years as low interest rates led more homeowners to seek refinancing, according to data from an industry group on Wednesday.
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Investor's Business Daily - The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.53% in the week ended June 7, up from 6.42% last week and the highest since Aug., Freddie Mac said. It was at 6.62% last year. The 15-year fixed rate rose 0.1 point 15 6.22%. &quot;Mortgage rates climbed this week owing to market concerns of a tight labor force and wage growth,&quot; said Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist. He said housing probably won&#39;t recover before year-end.
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Mortgage rates extended their climb for the fifth straight week, skyrocketing to highs not seen in nearly a year, according to a weekly survey released by finance company Freddie Mac  on Thursday.
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Applications for U.S. home mortgages rose last week, as mortgage rates fell, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Interest rates on US 30-year and 15-year mortgages rose in the latest week as an improving economy stoked fears of inflation, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said on Thursday.
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Interest rates on US 30-year and 15-year mortgages rose in the week as the market digested October&#39;s strong jobs report which showed economic growth may be gaining steam, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said on Thursday
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New applications for U.S. home loans rose last week while refinancings surged, as 30-year mortgage interest rates fell to their lowest level in over four months, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Mortgage Bankers Assn. index of applications to buy or refinance a home fell 7.3% last week to 636.4 amid higher interest rates. It was the biggest drop in 4 months. The average 30-year fixed rate rose to 6.32%, the highest since Oct., from 6.23% the week before.
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Overall applications for US home loans rose last week, spurred by a rise in mortgage refinancings, as 30-year mortgage rates eased to their lowest since early April, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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U.S. mortgage applications rose last  week, with both new purchases and refinancings driven up by the  lowest long-term home loan rates since early December, an  industry trade group said on Wednesday.
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Mortgage applications rose for a second straight week, fueled by demand for home loans as interest rates sank to their lowest since May, an industry group's figures showed Wednesday.
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New applications for U.S. home loans rose, spurred by a rise in mortgage refinancings last week as 30-year mortgage rates eased to their lowest level since early April, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Mortgage Bankers Assoc.&#39;s application index rose 0.9% to 631.6 in the week ended July 13, as homeowners rushed to refinance their loans due to fears that interest rates will head higher. Homebuyer applications fell. The 4-week moving average of applications fell 0.5%, down for the 8th straight week.
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U.S. mortgage applications rose  sharply last week, fueled by a surge in home refinancing loans  as interest rates sunk to their lowest levels in more than a  year, an industry trade group said on Wednesday.