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MBA Mortgage Rates Join Freddie Mac At 2002 Highs

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  • MBA 30Y mortgage rates for last week confirm the increase to post-2002 highs seen in Freddie Mac rates, rising 13bp to 6.94% and clearing 2006 prior highs.
  • Another 4% drop in purchase mortgage applications leaves them less than 10% above 2010-14 lows, similar to yesterday’s slide in the NAHB homebuilder sentiment to 2012 lows when looking through pandemic depths.
  • It goes further than that though as moving below the Dec 26, 2014 low would see applications at late 1990 levels.

MBA 30Y mortgage rate (white), Freddie Mac (yellow), 10Y Tsy (pink), MBA purchase mortgage applications (green)Source: Bloomberg

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