{"id":46136,"date":"2022-06-11T12:55:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T12:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/us-mortgage-applications-are-in-meltdown-and-the-threat-to-house-prices-is-growing-an-economist-says\/"},"modified":"2022-06-11T12:55:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T12:55:09","slug":"us-mortgage-applications-are-in-meltdown-and-the-threat-to-house-prices-is-growing-an-economist-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/us-mortgage-applications-are-in-meltdown-and-the-threat-to-house-prices-is-growing-an-economist-says\/","title":{"rendered":"US mortgage applications are in &#8216;meltdown&#8217; and the threat to house prices is growing, an economist says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div style=\"\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container noheight\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Mortgage applications have tumbled as interest rates have risen.<span class=\"copyright\">SAUL LOEB \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<ul class=\"caas-list caas-list-bullet\">\n<li>\n<p>US mortgage applications are in &#8220;meltdown&#8221;, according to an economist, and the threat to house prices is growing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Mortgage Bankers Association&#8217;s index of applications tumbled again last week and has fallen dramatically since January.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Pantheon Macroeconomics said the chances of a &#8220;short period of clear declines&#8221; in home prices are growing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>US mortgage applications are in &#8220;meltdown&#8221; as borrowing costs shoot upwards, and the threat to house prices is growing, according to the consultancy Pantheon Macroeconomics.<\/p>\n<p>The Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday that applications for new purchases tumbled again in the week to June 3, continuing a months-long downtrend.<\/p>\n<p>The MBA&#8217;s index which measures applications for new purchases tumbled to 208.2 from 224.1 a week earlier, according to Bloomberg data.  It has dropped by more than a third since January, when it stood above 310.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the three months to May, applications fell at a 52% annualized rate, compared to the previous three months,&#8221; Pantheon&#8217;s chief economist Ian Shepherdson said in a note earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A meltdown, in other words.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Americans are applying for far fewer mortgages now that interest rates are rising as the Federal Reserve tries to tackle surging inflation.  Meanwhile house prices have remained sky-high, making a new home unaffordable for many.<\/p>\n<p>The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hit a 13-year high of 5.53% at the start of May.  The rate has since cooled to 5.4% as bond yields &#8211; which set the tone for mortgages &#8211; have fallen slightly.<\/p>\n<p>Shepherdson said the sharp drop in applications is likely to continue, given that interest rates are set to rise further, and poses a risk to US house prices.<\/p>\n<p>Pantheon Macro does not expect a drawn-out fall in prices, but Shepherdson said: &#8220;The chance a short period of clear declines in prices is increasing, primarily because new home inventory has shot higher.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said homebuilders have to sell houses to keep going, and so are likely to slash prices.  That could in turn force those looking to sell their home to move more quickly, adding to the volume of properties for sale and weighing on prices.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"link caas-button collapse-button\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-ylk=\"elm:readmore;slk:Story continues\">Story continues<\/button><\/p>\n<p>The most recent data shows US house prices have held up so far this year, however.  The S&#038;P Case-Shiller price index shot up to a record high of 294.5 in March, according to data released in May.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <\/strong><em>Goldman Sachs&#8217; star economist lays out whether the US is heading for a recession and reveals what could trigger a rebound in the floundering stock market following the crash<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on Business Insider<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mortgage applications have tumbled as interest rates have risen.SAUL LOEB \/ Getty Images US mortgage applications are in &#8220;meltdown&#8221;, according to an economist, and the threat to house prices is growing. The Mortgage Bankers Association&#8217;s index of applications tumbled again last week and has fallen dramatically since January. 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