Mortgage interest rates reached a seven-year high in March, which in turn helped push refinancing activity to close to a 10-year low. Mortgage applications for home purchase performed better, rising by 6.6% m/m. But that only reversed a drop of a similar magnitude in February. Despite a strong labour market, the lack of inventory is preventing a more meaningful rise in housing demand.
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