- Prior +2.8%
- Market index 225.5 vs 213.9 prior
- Purchase index 154.9 vs 161.5 prior
- Refinance index 634.0 vs 498.5 prior
- 30-year mortgage rate 6.67% vs 6.69% prior
There's a bit of a caveat to the latest jump in mortgage applications in the past week. Purchase activity declined but that was more than offset by a huge surge in refinancing activity, which has been rather weak as of late. So, it might just be a one-off despite rates coming off the boil in the past month or so. Here's a look at the refinancing activity jump:
This article was written by Justin Low at
www.forexlive.com.
