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Mortgage Applications Plummet to 28-Year Low Amid Soaring Mortgage Rates

 
 

  • US home purchase applications, measured by the Mortgage Bankers Association's index, dropped 2.1% this week, reaching the lowest level since 1995.
  • Rates remain at 22-year highs, hovering just above 7%, making homeownership less affordable and driving housing affordability to its worst point in decades.
  • Low mortgage rates from the pandemic era are preventing some homeowners from selling, reducing inventory, and increasing home prices.

Sources: Helios Quantitative Research, Bloomberg, Mortgage Bankers Association, Freddie Mac

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