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American Mortgage Loan Services is a locally owned, Florida Mortgage Broker.  For over 30 years American Mortgage has been providing mortgage assistance to Florida communities.  Our loan officers work with our clients to create a desirable mortgage that will best fit their needs and goals.  Our Daytona Beach, Port Orange, Florida, loan officers can provide you with an affordable Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, VA, USDA, FHA or Reverse mortgage, for your purchase or refinance needs.

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Mortgage Applications Ebbed This Week, But Next Week Could Be a Different Story

April 04 2025

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released the latest mortgage application data this week showing a modest 1.6% decrease from the previous week.  A slight uptick in purchase applications was more than offset by a downtick in refi applications, but both remain in solid territory relative to the prevailing range and interest rate environments. Purchase demand is doing especially well in the recent context.  This week's improvement makes it one of the best 6 weeks in more than a year. The most optimistic way to approach these numbers would be to say that purchase demand looks to have bottomed out in the bigger picture and is now waiting for motivation to bounce back.  When that happens, no one is under much of an illusion that volume would go back to the highs from a few years ago, but even recapturing a fraction of that range would make for a meaningfully more active housing market. Refinance demand, as always, is very closely tied to interest rate volatility. Last week's rates moved higher and were near the highest levels in more than a month at one point.  As such, it's no surprise to see a bit of a slide in the refi index. If anything, it's refreshing to see how resilient the numbers have been. While we are no great fans of predicting the future, there's a strong possibility that next week's refi numbers will be noticeably higher.  That's not hard to imagine given that rates fell to the lowest levels since October by the end of the week. 

Pending Home Sales Crack Half-Hearted Smile Amid Longer Term Depression

March 28 2025

The National Association of Realtors' Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) tracks purchase contract signings that have not yet turned into Existing Home Sales. Things haven't been going well for either sales metric for more than 2 years now--a problem that can be blamed on a combination of factors led by it's proximity to the sharpest interest rate spike in decades. That's the bad news. The good news is that things actually haven't gotten markedly worse after the initial swan dive in 2022. This, of course, means that the sales index is free to experience some ups and downs inside the broadly sideways, severely depressed range. The most recent installment amounts to a half smile on an otherwise perpetually sad face.  Well, maybe a quarter smile... According to NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun, "Despite the modest monthly increase, contract signings remain well below historical levels. A meaningful decline in mortgage rates would help both demand and supply—demand by boosting affordability, and supply by lessening the power of the mortgage rate lock-in effect." Here's a regional breakdown showing the percent change in Pending Sales from the previous month: Northeast: -0.9% Midwest:   +0.7% South:      +6.2% West:        -3.0% And now the percent change from the previous year: Northeast: -2.5% Midwest:   -4.7% South:      -3.4% West:        -3.5%

Purchase Applications Improve; Refinancing Ebbs

March 28 2025

This week's update on refinance application demand accurately reflects the fact that rates came into the week near their recent highs, but managed to fall in line with recent lows several days later. The net effect for the Mortgage Bankers Associations (MBA) Refinance Index was a modest drop from last week while remaining elevated relative to the trend seen between November and late February. MBA's purchase index is far less concerned with short term rate fluctuations, and managed to move up to the best levels since early February. In addition, purchase activity is holding in the upper portion of the range that's been intact for nearly 2 years. “Purchase applications saw the strongest weekly pace in almost two months and were 7 percent higher than a year ago. Last week’s purchase activity was driven primarily by a 6 percent increase in FHA applications, as the combination of loosening housing inventory and slowly declining mortgage rates have presented this segment of buyers with more opportunities,” said Joel Kan, MBA’s Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist. “Additionally, VA purchase applications saw a modest increase over the week. Overall applications declined, however, as refinance applications were down 5 percent to its lowest level in a month.”

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