Strong employment growth and an expectation that the Fed will hike interest rates at its March meeting have pushed up Treasury yields, meaning that the recent drop in mortgage rates will be short-lived. But thanks to increasing confidence and earnings growth, mortgage applications held-up following the post-election rise in rates. We expect demand will continue to hold-up and, combined with very low levels of inventory, that means house prices will see further gains.
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