New mortgages hit four-year low
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September saw the lowest number of new mortgage approvals in the UK since August 2000, official figures show.
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Home loan approvals in October fell to their lowest levels in nearly five years, according to figures released this morning by the Bank of England, confirming that the housing
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- The average interest rate of 30-year mortgages in the United States declined to the lowest level in four months this week, US mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported on Thursday.
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Sales of new homes plunged last month to their lowest level in more than 12 years, a grim testament to the problems plaguing the housing sector.
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Sales of new homes plunged by a record amount in 2007 while prices posted the weakest showing in 16 years, demonstrating the troubles builders are facing with a huge backlog of unsold homes.
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The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), whose members provide 98 per cent of all mortgages, said gross lending suffered its first annual fall for four years during September.
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Interest rates on U.S. 30- and  15-year mortgages fell this week to their lowest levels since  early April as the housing market showed little sign of slowing  despite the Federal Reserve's move to raise interest rates,  mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said on Thursday.
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Mortgage approvals in the UK slumped to a record low in December according to figures published yesterday, signalling grim times ahead for the weakening property market in Britain
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WASHINGTON -- Sales of new homes plunged by a record amount in 2007 while prices posted the weakest showing in 16 years, demonstrating the troubles builders are facing with a huge backlog of unsold homes.
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Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week to their lowest levels since January, according to a report released today, but the chief economist for government-backed mortgage company Freddie Mac said rates may soon be heading back up.
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New applications for U.S. home loans fell last week as 30-year mortgage rates declined to their lowest level since late March, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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US 30-year mortgage rates averaged 5.84 percent in 2004, holding near last year&#39;s record low and helping drive home sales to all-time highs, Freddie Mac said.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Mortgage Bankers Association said its mortgage applications index fell 3.8% in the June 22 week to the lowest level in 4 months. Applications are still 16.8% above the year-ago level. Mortgage rates held near recent highs. Refinance applications slid 2.5% to its lowest level of the year. Applications for buying a home fell 4.9%, but only to a 4-week low.
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Freddie Mac said Thursday that 30-year mortgages have dropped to the lowest level since April 1, providing more of a boost to the housing industry.
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Mortgage applications barely advanced last week even as interest rates sank to their lowest levels since May, an industry group said on Wednesday, largely reflecting the increasing difficulty borrowers face to obtain a loan as banks tighten lending standards.
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UK house prices have fallen for the fourth month in a row, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
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October saw the lowest number of new mortgage approvals in the UK since January 2000, official figures show.