Home Purchases

Against the backdrop of significant changes to the mortgage industry, new research from Experian spotlights U.S. renters’ current sentiments around the prospect of homeownership and reveals nearly half (47%) believe they’ll be ready to purchase a home within the next four years. That figure jumps to 67% when looking over the next eight years.

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) data for October 2025 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases decreased 2.6 percent compared from a year ago. Compared to September 2025, applications decreased by 1 percent. This change does not include any adjustment for typical seasonal patterns.

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) data for August 2025 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 1.0 percent compared from a year ago. Compared to July 2025, applications decreased by 6 percent. This change does not include any adjustment for typical seasonal patterns.

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) data for July 2025 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 6.8 percent compared from a year ago. Compared to June 2025, applications increased by 7 percent.

Optimal Blue released its July 2025 Market Advantage mortgage data report, which found a 3% month-over-month (MoM) drop in overall rate lock volume, led by a nearly 5% drop in purchase activity as affordability remained strained.

A brief 20-day rate drop from late March through mid-May triggered a dramatic refinance surge that drove rate-and-term eligibility up 5x and sent applications soaring 3x in April alone, according to Ardley Technologies’ Q2 2025 Mortgage Market Insights Report.

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) data for June 2025 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 8.5 percent compared from a year ago.

Cotality, a property information, analytics, and data-enabled solutions provider, released its latest findings on the housing and mortgage markets. Amid the economic and political uncertainty, the housing market is benefiting from increased inventory and slower price growth, which could give potential homebuyers an advantage. However, buyers are still encountering high prices, which is deterring some from completing their purchase offers.

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) data for May 2025 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases decreased 4.5 percent compared from a year ago. Compared to April 2025, applications decreased by 9 percent. This change does not include any adjustment for typical seasonal patterns.

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a provider of technology and data, released its May 2025 Mortgage Monitor Report, which delves into the rising share of first-time and Gen Z homebuyer participation in the mortgage market. Notably, first-time homebuyers (FTHBs) accounted for a record share of agency purchase lending in Q1 2025 as higher interest rates continued to dampen repeat buyer participation in the market.