Concerns that a jump in the 10-year Treasury yield would herald a rise in mortgage rates look to have persuaded some buyers to bring forward a home purchase application, with demand rising to a five-month high in November. In the event a narrowing spread kept mortgage rates steady at just under 4%, where we expect they will stay over the next couple of years.
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