WREI - Mortgage Applications Drop Despite Lower Mortgage Rates: Industry Is Baffled
The hope in early January has been unwound.
A month ago, mortgages reappeared in the housing-hype circus, when it was widely reported that mortgage applications "soared" and "jumped." Both types of mortgage applications did so: those used to purchase a home (purchase mortgages) and those used to refinance an existing mortgage (refinance mortgages). The jump in mortgage applications was ascribed to "plunging" mortgage interest rates. It was seen as a big sign that the weakening housing market was about to turn around. But that hope has gotten unwound.
Wednesday, the Mortgage Bankers Association ((MBA)) reported