Mortgage application volume increased during the week ending April 21. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite Index, a measure of that volume, rose 3.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis compared to the prior week and was 5 percent higher before adjustment. The Refinance Index increased 2 percent from the previous week but was 51 percent lower than the same week one year ago. The refinance share of mortgage activity decreased to 26.8 percent of total applications from 27.6 percent the previous week. Refinancing accounted for 35 percent of applications during the same week in 2022. [refiappschart] The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index was up 5 percent week-over-week and 6 percent higher on an unadjusted basis. Purchase mortgage volume was 28 percent lower than the same week one year ago. [purchaseappschart] “Both conventional and government home purchase applications increased last week. However, activity was still nearly 28 percent below last year’s pace , as high mortgage rates and low supply have slowed the market this year, even as home-price growth has decelerated in many markets across the country,” Joel Kan, MBA’s Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist said. “Refinance applications also increased last week but remained at half of last year’s levels. Although incoming data points to a slowdown in the U.S. economy, markets continue to expect that the Fed will raise short-term rates at its next meeting, which have pushed Treasury yields somewhat higher. As a result of the higher yields, mortgage rates increased for the second straight week to their highest level in over a month , with the 30-year fixed rate now at 6.55 percent.”
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