The housing market should be able to withstand the first rise in interest rates for nine years. Mortgage applications for home purchase in December were at their highest level in almost six years. And home purchase sentiment has risen on the back of an improving jobs market. The collapse in existing home sales in November looks partly to reflect the introduction of TRID regulations, so sales should bounce back in December.
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