HECM Saver endorsements continued to climb in March, up to 409 endorsements, or a 38.2% increase from February.
According to the most recent Federal Housing Administration data, applications for HECMs overall increased 8.5% to 8,838, from 8,149 in the previous month, and year-over-year, applications increased 19.5% from of 7,398 in March 2010.
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The data skews slightly, according to a report from Reverse Market Insight, due to the smaller number of business days in February when compared with March, meaning that while application totals were up, the actual change per business day was a decrease. RMI also pointed to regional trends including a 27% surge in endorsements in Pennsylvania and a decline in endorsements in the Baltimore metropolitan area.
Written by Elizabeth Ecker
