Mortgage Purchase Applications Increased 5% From Previous Week, But DOWN 7% From Same Week Last Year (Refi Apps Down 54% Since Last Year During Same Week)

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The good news is that borrowers are continuing to apply for a mortgage. The bad news is that they are applying at a 7% slower rate than the same time last year.

Mortgage applications decreased 5.4 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 11, 2022.

The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index decreased 1 percent from one week earlier. The unadjusted Purchase Index increased 5 percent compared with the previous week and was 7 percent lower than the same week one year ago.

The Refinance Index decreased 9 percent from the previous week and was 54 percent lower than the same week one year ago.

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