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Quote: Mar. 1, 2023
“There has now been three straight weeks of declines in applications as mortgage rates have jumped 50 basis points over the past month. Data on inflation, employment and economic activity have signaled that inflation may not be cooling as quickly as anticipated, which continues to put upward pressure on rates.”
–Joel Kan, MBA Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist.