The drop in the 10-year Treasury yield over the past month has brought down mortgage interest rates. In turn, mortgage applications for home purchase have risen to close to a five-month high. Mortgage rates are likely to fall below 5% over the next couple of weeks, which supports our view that the current housing market slowdown will not morph into a more serious downturn.
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