WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 21, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications decreased 2.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 16, 2011.

WASHINGTON, DC – December 20, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Prospective homebuyers believe now is a good time to buy, given today’s low home prices and low mortgage interest rates, but potential sellers are nearly unanimous in reporting that it is not a good time to sell a home, citing difficulty in finding buyers at desired sales prices, according to a study released today by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

WASHINGTON, DC – December 20, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today urged members of the U.S. House of Representatives to vote against the Senate-passed bill that would extend the payroll tax holiday for two months by adding an additional tax on most homebuyers for the next ten years.

Washington, DC – December 16, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — The level of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding was essentially unchanged in the third quarter of 2011, as three of the four major investor groups increased their holdings, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 14, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications increased 4.1 percent from one week earlier, driven by a surge in refinance applications, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 9, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC – December 8, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today filed a comment letter with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) in response to its “Alternative Mortgage Servicing Compensation Discussion Paper,” a September proposal to overhaul the mortgage servicing compensation system that has the potential to dramatically change residential servicing, origination, and secondary market operations.

WASHINGTON, DC – December 8, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Independent mortgage banks and subsidiaries made an average profit of $1,263 on each loan they originated in the third quarter of 2011, up from $575 per loan in the second quarter of 2011, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Third Quarter 2011 Mortgage Bankers Performance Report released today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 7, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications increased 12.8 percent from one week earlier (which included the Thanksgiving holiday), according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 2, 2011.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 7, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — David H. Stevens, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) testified today before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and the Government Sponsored Enterprises at a hearing on The Private Mortgage Market Investment Act.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 6, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — During the third quarter, delinquency rates declined for commercial and multifamily mortgages held by banks and in commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS). Delinquency rates increased for loans held by life insurance companies and held or insured by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac but are still at low levels, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Commercial/Multifamily Delinquency Report.

WASHINGTON, DC – December 5, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced it has completed the transition, announced in September, and will resume support for the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization, Inc. (MISMO®). With the successful transition, MISMO will now focus efforts on regulatory implementation and advocating for broader adoption of data standards throughout the industry.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 2, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Henry V. Cunningham Jr., CMB, a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Board of Directors and immediate past Chairman of MBA’s Residential Board of Governors (RESBOG), testified today before the House Financial Services Committee at a hearing titled, “Perspectives on the Health of the FHA Single-family Insurance Fund.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 30, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications decreased 11.7 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 25, 2011. This week’s results include an adjustment to account for the Thanksgiving holiday

WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 23, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications decreased 1.2 percent from one week earlier (which included the Veterans Day holiday), according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 18, 2011.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 17, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — The seasonally adjusted delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties fell to 7.99 percent in the third quarter of 2011, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) National Delinquency Survey. This is the lowest level recorded since the fourth quarter of 2008.

WASHINGTON, DC – November 17, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Unemployment and other factors have caused many homeowners to involuntarily default on their mortgages. At the same time, falling home prices, the possibility of being underwater for many years and advice from certain influencers, or “mavens,” may have encouraged others to simply stop paying, with deleterious consequences in some markets, according to a study released today by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 16, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications decreased 10.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 11, 2011. This week’s results include an adjustment to account for the Veterans Day holiday.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 9, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications increased 10.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 4, 2011.

Washington, DC – November 3, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Third quarter 2011 commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 98 percent higher than during the same period last year and 10 percent higher than the second quarter of 2011, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 2, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage applications increased 0.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 28, 2011