The $20,000 increase in the average loan size that mortgage applicants are seeking from lenders over the past three months may be an early sign that buyer confidence is improving. This should provide further support to home sales. Taken together with the 20% fall in the visible inventory over the past 18 months, the rise in home sales has brought the months’ supply of unsold stock down to a level that is supporting house prices.
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