Moving Forward
Growth in the mortgage market has been slow to recover since the past recession, but we expect activity to pick up in the next several quarters as the housing market gains steam. Mortgage supply has increasingly shifted towards government-sponsored enterprises, which have received the highest number of applications over the past couple years and have originated the largest number of mortgage loans. These institutions are likely attractive to consumers due to their lower
rates in comparison to private institutions. Mortgage demand has seen some shifts by income, gender, race and ethnicity over the past few years, which could be due to multiple factors including denial rates and lending rate offered. High-income individuals, males and some minority populations have shown the largest increase in mortgage demand over the past few years. As lending standards continue to ease, we expect demand to pick up across other categories and spur further growth in the mortgage market.
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