Mortgage rates just continue to climb higher, taking a particularly big leap last week.
As a result, total mortgage demand fell 6% compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index.
"Mortgage rates continued to move higher last week as markets digested the recent upswing in Treasury yields," said Joel Kan, MBA's vice president and deputy chief economist."As a result, mortgage applications ground to a halt, dropping to the lowest level since 1996." Applications for a mortgage to purchase a home fell 6% for the week and were 22% lower than the same week one year ago.
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