{"id":36,"date":"2026-09-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/18\/home-purchase-loans-increased-in-nearly-80-of-major-metropolitan-areas-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:00:00","slug":"home-purchase-loans-increased-in-nearly-80-of-major-metropolitan-areas-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/18\/home-purchase-loans-increased-in-nearly-80-of-major-metropolitan-areas-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Home-Purchase Loans Increased in Nearly 80% of Major Metropolitan Areas in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As a licensed broker serving Georgia and Alabama, I watch market movements closely to guide buyers and sellers through every step. This year, home-purchase mortgage applications climbed 2%, reaching 6.68 million\u2014with 3.6 million loans originated. Nearly 80% of major metropolitan areas saw an uptick in applications, while average mortgage rates eased to 6.4%. Even with these gains, activity remains below pre-pandemic highs, so navigating the current landscape requires knowledgeable support. With a background in law and a commitment to five-star service, I\u2019m here to ensure your real estate journey is both informed and smooth, from consultation to closing and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/news\/economists-outlook\/home-purchase-loans-increased-in-nearly-80-of-major-metropolitan-areas-in-2025\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a licensed broker serving Georgia and Alabama, I watch market movements closely to guide buyers and sellers through every step. This year, home-purchase mortgage applications climbed 2%, reaching 6.68 million\u2014with 3.6 million loans originated. Nearly 80% of major metropolitan areas saw an uptick in applications, while average mortgage rates eased to 6.4%. Even with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":37,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}