The headline mortgage availability balance of the credit conditions survey turned positive for the first time in over a year in Q1. The collapse of SVB while the survey was in the field probably helps explain why credit conditions were expected to tighten again in Q2. But the main reason mortgage approvals were at a similar level to 2008 in Q1 was weak demand due to higher mortgage rates.
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