Homes under construction at a new housing development in Richmond, Calif., on July 1, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
In what could be early signs of a real estate market resurgence, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported an increase of 10.9 percent in all applications in its weekly survey ended Aug. 8.
The survey covers U.S. closed-end residential mortgage applications originated through retail and consumer direct channels and includes mortgage bankers, commercial banks, thrifts, and credit unions.
