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New Home Purchase Apps Rise But Lag Year-Ago Levels
National Mortgage News, Apr. 13, 2018–Bonnie Sinnock (subscription)
New home purchase applications were 14% higher than the previous month, but they were 2.6% lower than they were in March 2017, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Building Application Survey.