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Refinancing Declines While Home Buyers Show Signs of Life

The demand for refinance fell 4%

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Refinancing Declines While Home Buyers Show Signs of Life

As mortgage rates rose, refinance demand cooled the last two weeks after a decent bump for banks.

The Mortgage Bankers Association stated that mortgage applications overall fell by 1.6% week to week. 30 Year fixed rates rose to 6.37%.

The demand for refinance fell 4%.

However, new home applications rose last week and were demonstrably higher year over year.

Banks and financial markets as a whole will be looking for guidance from the Federal Reserve Chairman today.

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