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Jan 24, 2019
Mortgage Applications Down

Mortgage Applications Down

Mortgage demands have slowed down this week compared to last. The Mortgage Bankers Association seasonally adjusted index shows that total application volume was 2.7% lower than the previous week. Volume was still 3.3% higher than the same period last year.

People looking for mortgages saw a drop in interest rates in December and took advantage the rates at the start of this year. Last week, however, rates rose slightly. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($484,350 or less) increased to 4.75% from 4.74%, with points decreasing to 0.44 from 0.45 (including the origination fee) for loans with a 20% down payment.

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Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are PROLOGIS (NYSE:PLD), American Tower Corp (NYSE:AMT), Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG).

Industry description

The investment seeks long-term growth through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in the equity securities of real estate companies. It is likely to maintain a significant portion of assets in real estate investment trusts (REITs). REITs pool money to invest in properties (equity REITs) or mortgages (mortgage REITs). The fund generally invests in equity REITs. It is non-diversified.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the T. Rowe Price Real Estate MF is 59.51B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 13.66B to 169.78B. WELL holds the highest valuation in this group at 169.78B. The lowest valued company is REG at 13.66B.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the T. Rowe Price Real Estate MF was 13%. For the same stocks of the MF, the average monthly volume growth was -33% and the average quarterly volume growth was -18%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 61
P/E Growth Rating: 50
Price Growth Rating: 48
SMR Rating: 64
Profit Risk Rating: 62
Seasonality Score: -75 (-100 ... +100)
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