Mortgage applications for home purchase were down overall in April, but saw a decent recovery over the second half of the month. Record low mortgage rates will have supported demand to some extent, but we also suspect some, stuck at home with nothing else to do, will have decided to bring forward home moving plans. In any event, with large parts of the country still shut down, a rise in mortgage applications will not boost home sales over the next couple of months.
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