Purchase Applications Down, Wiping Out Refi Uptick
Purchase applications slipped, breaking a weeks-long upward trend, as rates barely budge and inventory shortages keep prices high. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly survey shows the adjusted Market Composite Index – a measure of mortgage loan application volume – fell by 7.2%, wiping out the week prior’s 3.7% spike. Adjusted purchase applications slipped by 11%,…