- Prior -3.9%
- Market index 254.6 vs 226.4 prior
- Purchase index 170.9 vs 155.0 prior
- Refinance index 707.4 vs 611.8 prior
- 30-year mortgage rate 6.93% vs 6.92% prior
After weeks of slumping, mortgage applications bounced back strongly in the past week with both purchases and refinancing activities surging higher. The jump in the purchase index in particular is the highest since the week ending 4 April. The average rate of the most popular US home loan continues to stick higher though, holding near 7% still.
