US Mortgage Applications Rise for 4th Week in World Economy News 12/03/2026 The volume of mortgage applications in the US rose by 3.2% from the previous week in the first week of March, recording its fourth consecutive period to the second highest level since 2022. The increase took place despite a fresh increase in benchmark mortgage rates, as the outbreak of war in Persian Gulf countries triggered a surge in energy prices and lifted the yield in long-dated Treasury securities. Applications for a mortgage to purchase a new home jumped by 7.8% after having underperformed the total figure for multiple weeks. In the meantime, applications for a contract to refinance a mortgage, which are more sensitive to short-term changes in interest rates, inched higher by 0.5%. Source: Trading Economics 2026-03-12 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share