The large 8% rise in home purchase mortgage applications in January lifted them to their highest level in three years and is consistent with existing home sales rising to around 4.5m annualised over the next few months. That is in line with our forecast for the peak in home sales this year, but we continue to expect them to drop back later in the year as mortgage rates rebound.
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