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1 week ago | aei.org | Edward Pinto |Tobias Peter |Sissi Li

Report Housing Finance Watch (Week 15, 2025) By Edward J. Pinto | Tobias Peter | Sissi Li April 15, 2025 PDF to full reportKey takeaways:The median purchase rate stayed constant at 6.5% in week 15, 2025. According to Mortgage News Daily, the avg. 30-year rate was 6.98% on April 14th. Purchase rate lock volume was down 34% from the same week in 2019, and down 13% YoY. Preliminary YoY HPA was 3.2% in February 2025.

2 weeks ago | aei.org | Edward Pinto |Tobias Peter |Sissi Li

Report Housing Finance Watch (Week 14, 2025) By Edward J. Pinto | Tobias Peter | Sissi Li April 08, 2025 PDF to full reportKey takeaways:The median purchase rate stayed constant at 6.5% in week 14, 2025. According to Mortgage News Daily, the avg. 30-year rate was 6.85% on April 8th. Purchase rate lock volume was down 14% from the same week in 2019, but up 11% YoY. Preliminary YoY HPA was 3.2% in February 2025. It is projected to be 2.9% and 2.7% for March 2025 and April 2025, respectively.

3 weeks ago | aei.org | Edward Pinto |Tobias Peter |Sissi Li

Slides· MethodologyThe American Enterprise Institute’s Housing Center released its monthly update to the AEI Housing Market Indicators on April 1, 2024. Recent movements in rates and demand. The median purchase rate stayed constant at 6.5% in Week 13, 2025. Purchase rate lock volume in 2025 week 13 was down 33% from the same week in 2019, and down 7% YoY. Home Price Appreciation (HPA) and month’s supply trends through February 2025.

1 month ago | aei.org | Edward Pinto |Tobias Peter |Sissi Li

Report Housing Finance Watch (Week 12, 2025) By Edward J. Pinto | Tobias Peter | Sissi Li March 25, 2025 PDF to full reportKey takeaways:The median purchase rate stayed constant at 6.5% in week 12, 2025. According to Mortgage News Daily, the avg. 30-year rate was 6.77% on March 24th. Purchase rate lock volume was down 30% from the same week in 2019, and down 9% YoY. Preliminary YoY HPA was 3.2% in February 2025.

1 month ago | aei.org | Edward Pinto |Tobias Peter |Sissi Li

Report Housing Finance Watch (Week 11, 2025) By Edward J. Pinto | Tobias Peter | Sissi Li March 17, 2025 PDF to full reportKey takeaways:The median purchase rate stayed constant at 6.5% in week 11, 2025. According to Mortgage News Daily, the avg. 30-year rate was 6.80% on March 17th. Purchase rate lock volume was down 34% from the same week in 2019, and down 17% YoY. Preliminary YoY HPA was 3.2% in February 2025.