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Updated · Seeking Alpha · Jul 1
MBA Mortgage Composite Index Rises 0.04% as Purchase Index Gains 0.53%
Updated
Updated · Seeking Alpha · Jul 1

MBA Mortgage Composite Index Rises 0.04% as Purchase Index Gains 0.53%

1 articles · Updated · Seeking Alpha · Jul 1

Summary

  • 272.2 marked a modest weekly increase in the MBA’s Mortgage Composite Index for the week ended June 26, up 0.04% after a 1.0% rise the previous week.
  • 170.6 on the Purchase Index showed slightly firmer homebuying application activity, with the gauge rising 0.53% after a 0.6% decline a week earlier.
  • The latest survey points to mortgage application demand holding nearly flat overall, while purchase activity improved more noticeably than the headline composite measure.

Insights

As mortgage applications rise slightly, are homebuyers walking into a market on the brink of a long-term price slump?
With experts now forecasting a housing surplus, is the era of ever-rising American home values officially over?