Monday, November 12, 2012

New Mortgage Applications Up, ReFi’s Down

Mortgage Rates Stay Fairly Steady (And Low)

Refi applications drop 4 weeks in a row

The last week in October saw a 6 percent drop in refi applications from the prior week, marking the fourth straight week of decreases. Interestingly, just a month earlier, in September, refinance applications reached their highest level in three years.

Mortgage rates continue to hover near all-time lows

Mortgage rates have been holding fairly steady at nearly record lows, which may partly explain the drop in applications for refinancing. As a senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities put it, “People who are not underwater have already refinanced. People who want to refinance but couldn’t are already underwater.”  (via Medill Reports)

Refinancing activity drop predicted to continue next year

At the Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual convention earlier this month, consensus seemed to be that mortgage originations would go up next year, but refinancing would drop in the second part of the year.

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