Mortgage Applications Increase for Fourth Consecutive Week
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Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
According to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Application Survey, for the week ending March 24th, the Market Composite Index—a measure of mortgage loan application volume—increased 2.9% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the Index increased 3.0% compared with the previous week.
The Refinance Index rose 5.0% from the previous week but was 61.0% lower than the same week one year ago.
The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index increased 2.0% from one week earlier. The unadjusted Purchase Index increased 2.0% compared with the previous week but was 35.0% lower than the same week one year ago.
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