Mortgage rates and applications for refinance were essentially unchanged in February, while the drop in home purchase applications likely reflects an unwinding of the jump in mortgage demand which followed Trump’s win. Meanwhile, the drop in mortgage rates seen towards the end of the month is unlikely to last.
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