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Purchase Mortgage Applications Highest Since Apr’23

US DATA
  • MBA composite mortgage applications saw their third weekly seasonally adjusted gain in the week to Jan 19, rising 3.7% after two strong weeks for a cumulative 26% increase since year-end.
  • Latest drivers were more mixed though, with purchase applications rising 7.5% but refis falling -7.0% after two very strong weeks. Purchase applications push to their highest since Apr’23 although remain more than 30% below pre-pandemic levels.
  • The 30Y conforming rate increased 3bps to 6.78%, still close to the mid-Dec recent low of 6.71% and more than 110bps below the October peak.
  • In a sign of continued tighter conditions, the spread to to jumbo loan rates remains negative at -16bps but is within ranges since November.

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