From $900 billion to $1.7 trillion – Mortgage Origination Breaks All Predictions in 2012

Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is now predicting that the mortgage origination volume for 2012 can exceed $1.7 trillion. This is almost double of what they predicted before the year began - a meager $900 billion. Quarterly Data Report and The National Mortgage News are forecasting $1.75 trillion in fundings this year, 70% of which will be refinancing. Last year mortgage bankers funded $1.436 trillion. See the historical and projected production in the chart below (source MBA) “We expected 2012 originations to be front-loaded in the first half of the year, with refis falling…
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