Mortgage applications for home purchase held up in January, even as mortgage rates resumed their upward trend. However, inventory shortages are weighing on home sales. The number of existing single-family homes for sale hit a 20-year low in December. Tight market conditions have helped single-family building permits reach a nine-year high. But it will take time for inventory levels to rise, underpinning house prices in the meantime.
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