The recent fall in the 10-year Treasury yield means the 30-year mortgage rate is set to drop to 1½-year lows over the next few weeks. But we doubt that will trigger another jump in mortgage applications for home purchase. Unlike earlier this year, there is no back log of buyers waiting to enter the market, and a slowing economy is preventing home buying sentiment from rising from 10-year lows.
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