NEWS
Stronger mortgage demand points to September surge in home sales
  • Mortgage applications to purchase a home rose to the highest level since April.
  • The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances remained unchanged at 3.03.
  • Refinance demand surged 7% despite stalled interest rates.

After a Labor Day week lull, demand for mortgages rose sharply last week from homeowners and homebuyers.

Total mortgage application volume was up nearly 5% for the week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index.

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