Wood Markets News


Mortgage Applications Increase for Second Consecutive Week

According to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Application Survey, for the week ending November 18th, the Market Composite Index (a measure of mortgage loan application volume) increased 2.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier.

Mortgage Rates Drop for Second Week in a Row

Freddie Mac has released its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS) for the week ending November 23th. The PMMS reports that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.58%, down from last week when it averaged 6.61%. A year ago at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 3.10%.