Mortgage Mix: Modest Decline in Rates and Applications
Mortgage rates sit at high levels while applications continue a decline.
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Mortgage rates sit at high levels while applications continue a decline.
Home purchasers had to come up with 0.9% more in April versus what they would have paid in March and 11.8% higher on a year-over-year basis, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
But the country is still likely heading towards a recession and it could be deeper than previously thought, Mortgage Bankers Association Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni said.
The economic situation is more like what happened during the mid-'80s thrift crisis than the 2008 downturn, said Chief Economist Doug Duncan.
Inflation is the top factor in Chairman Jerome Powell's point of view and that will likely determine if there is no increase or a 25 basis point hike, mortgage industry economists said.