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Daily market update: Dec. 10, 2015

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Mortgage Bankers Association’s Builder Application Survey for November 2015:

  • Mortgage applications for new home purchases decreased 6 percent month-over-month.
  • Conventional loans comprised 68.4 percent of loan applications, FHA loans comprised 18.1 percent, VA loans comprised 12.6 percent and RHS/USDA loans comprised 0.9 percent.
  • The average loan size for new homes decreased from $320,881 to $320,854 month-over-month.

 

Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey:

  • The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.95 percent with an average 0.6 point for the week ending December 10, 2015, up 0.02 percent week-over-week.
  • The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.19 percent with an average 0.5 point, up 0.03 percent week-over-week.
  • The 5-year, Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage averaged 3.03 percent with an average 0.5 point, up 0.04 percent week-over-week.

Mortgage rates:

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Home equity rates:

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Yesterday’s most recent market news:

Mortgage Bankers’ Association’s Weekly Applications Survey:

  • The Market Composite Index increased 1.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis week-over-week.
  • The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 58.7 percent of total applications, up from 56.6 percent the previous week.
  • The FHA share of total applications increased 0.8 percent week-over-week to 14.0 percent.

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