$1.24 Trillion of Purchase Mortgage Originations Projected in U.S. in 2019
Mortgage Bankers Association | October 17, 2018
The Mortgage Bankers Association expects to see $1.24 trillion in purchase mortgage originations in the U.S. during 2019 - a 4.2 percent increase from 2018. MBA anticipates refinancing originations will continue to trend lower next year, decreasing by 12.4 percent to $395 billion. Overall in 2019, total mortgage originations are forecasted to decrease to $1.63 trillion from $1.64 trillion this year. In 2020, MBA is forecasting purchase originations of $1.27 trillion, and refinance originations of $410 billion, for a total of $1.68 trillion.