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MBA Puts Out 2014 Projections, Predicts 32% Drop in Originations

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MORTGAGE INTEREST RATE LOCK ADVISORY
October 30 2013  :9:00 AM PST 

  

LOCK ADVISORY

7 Day Mortgage Interest Rate lock or Float Advice: LOCK

The cost for a 3.50% rate based on Mortgage Backed Securities is up 0.30 point

It appears the MBS market has the possibility of a pullback after a good run

30 Day Mortgage Interest Rate Lock or Float Advice:  LOCK 

 

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REAL ESTATE & MORTGAGE NEWS

MBA Puts Out 2014 Projections, Predicts 32% Drop in Originations 
By Tory Barranger - Next year's mortgage numbers are on track to fall off by nearly a third as the decline in refinances outpaces the slow growth of purchase originations, according to a forecast released Tuesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

MBA said it expects mortgage originations to total $1.2 trillion through 2014, a 32 percent decline from 2013's estimate, which was upwardly revised to $1.7 trillion based on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data released in September. » Read More