dr horton, pulte group, kb home, lennar falling double digits over the past month as mortgage demand slid to end the year. diana olick has the details. >> it does usually, that's right, tyler, but it did a lot this year. total application volume for the two weeks ending december 27th dropped nearly 22% compared with the week before that period, according to the mortgage bankers association. which did seasonal and holiday adjustments. now, during that time, the average rate of the 30-year fixed increased to 6.97% from 6.89% for loans with 20% down. rates were 21 basis points higher than they were the year before. and that's a change, as they had been lower on an annual comparison for much of 2024. applications for a mortgage to buy a home fell 13% during the two weeks and were 17% lower than the same period a year ago. the annual comparison still shows considerable weakness, and that's why the home builders had a rough end to the year. the itb, the home building etf, was down nearly 18% in the last month. names like lennar, pulte, and dr horton down in december after they shot much hi

pulte home is up, wedbush upgraded the homebuilder gives them an outperform rating and the stock going up 25% in the new year. rivian delivered 51,000 for the year but big news is the supply-chain is functioning normally again. no more part shortages. investors responding to that with a 17% gain. ashley: that is impressive indeed. still ahead, the attorney general demanding answers from the fbi on a terror attack. >> the information we received is coming through the fbi. i've not received a lot of information from them. i want to make sure they are taking this seriously and put all their best resources towards this investigation. ashley: the attorney general will be here to give us the latest on the investigation. the fbi says the suspect posted videos on facebook pledging his allegiance to isis but we didn't have any prior intelligence on him, how could this major security failure happen? that is next. hillsdale was founded in 1844. we're passing on a cultural heritage, the culture of the west. when the federal government started giving money to colleges, we didn't take it. that indep