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金利上昇と経済不確実性の高まりを受け、週間の住宅ローン申請件数が減少

-- 米国住宅ローン銀行協会(MBA)は水曜日、金利上昇とマクロ経済の不確実性の継続を背景に、先週の住宅ローン申請件数が減少したと発表した。 ローン申請件数を測定する市場総合指数は、季節調整済みで金曜日までの1週間で0.8%減少した。季節調整なしの指数は、前週比で1%減少した。 MBAの副チーフエコノミスト、ジョエル・カン氏は、「先週も住宅ローン申請件数は、金利上昇と経済の不確実性の継続によって再び圧迫された」と述べた。「過去1ヶ月間の(住宅ローン金利の)急激な上昇により、多くの借り換え希望者が融資を受けられなくなっている」。 不動産情報サイトのZillow Group(Z、ZG)は今週初め、フレディマックのデータを引用し、3月下旬の住宅ローン金利は前月末の5.98%から6.38%に急上昇したと発表した。 火曜日遅く、米国とイランは2週間の停戦に合意した。 2月末に始まったこの戦争は中東全域に拡大し、重要なホルムズ海峡を通る輸送を阻害し、エネルギー価格の高騰を招いた。 MBA(全米抵当貸付協会)が水曜日に発表したところによると、住宅ローン残高が83万2750ドル以下の30年固定金利住宅ローンの平均金利は、前週の6.57%から6.51%に低下した。これを超えるローン残高の場合、金利は6.59%から6.54%に低下した。15年ローンの金利は、前週の5.89%から5.90%にわずかに上昇した。 カン氏によると、借り換え指数は前週比3%低下し、借り換え申請件数は12月以来の最低水準となった。 季節調整済みの住宅購入指数は、前週比1%上昇した。調整前の指数は前期比1%上昇したが、前年同期比では7%低下し、2025年1月以来初の年間マイナスとなった、とカン氏は述べた。 「現在の状況は、住宅購入活動全体にも悪影響を与えている」とカン氏は述べた。「しかし、変動金利型住宅ローン(AGM)や連邦住宅局(FHA)ローンの金利低下、そして一部の地域市場における住宅在庫の増加により、特定のローンタイプや地域セグメントは他のセグメントよりも好調だ」。 FHA保証付き30年固定金利型住宅ローンは、前週の6.25%から6.22%に低下した。初めて住宅を購入する人がよく利用し、頭金が少なくて済むFHAローンの割合は、全申請件数の19.5%から19.3%にわずかに低下した、とMBAは発表している。

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