March 24, 2021

MBA Mortgage Applications (week ended 3/19/2021)

- Purchase Index week/week  +3.0%.  Previous weeks were +2.0%, +7.0%, +2.0%, -12.0%, -6.0%, -5.0%, +0.1%, -4.0%, 3.0%, +8.0%,-0.8%,-5.0%, +2.0%, -5.0%, and 9.9%

 

- Refinance Index week/week -3.5%  Previous weeks  were -4.0%, -5.0%, +0.1%, -11.0%, -5.0%, -4.0%, 11.0%, -5.5%, -5.0%, +20.0%,  -6.0%, +4.0%, +1.0%, and +2.0%

- Composite Index week/week -2.5%. Previous weeks were -2.2%, -1.3%, +0.5%, -11.4%, -5.1%, -4.1%,8.1%, -4.1%, -1,9%, +16.7%,-4.2%, +0.8%. +1.1%, -1.2%, -0.6%, and 5.0%

Source:  MBA    Details:  https://www.mba.org/2021-press-releases/march/mortgage-applications-decrease-in-latest-mba-weekly-survey-x278243

 

Durable Goods Orders (February 2021)

- New Orders month/month        -1.1%. Previous was 3.5%

- Ex-Transportation month/month    -0.9%. Previous was 1.6%

- Core Capital Goods month/month    -0.8%. Previous was 0.6%

Source:  Census  Details:  https://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/adv/pdf/durgd.pdf