The weight of evidence suggests that the mortgage market is making a bigger contribution to the housing recovery than some of the most widely watched indicators imply. Combined with the prospect of continued strong growth in jobs and incomes, this makes us cautiously optimistic about the outlook for mortgage lending this year.
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