Tag: Mortgage

Home resales slip, housing recovery still eyed

Home resales retreated in September from a two-year high, a reminder that America’s housing sector is a long way from a full recovery despite recent signs of improvement. The National Association of Realtors said on Friday that existing home sales dropped a modest 1.7 percent last month to a seasonally […]

U.S. mortgage refinancing applications rise as rates hit record low: MBA

Applications for home mortgages dipped last week, though demand for refinancings rose as mortgage rates fell to a record low, an industry group said on Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancing and home purchase demand, edged down 0.2 […]