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Weekly Mortgage Applications Surge Nearly 9% on Lower Rates
CNBC, Mar. 27, 2019–Diana Olick
Mortgage applications jumped 8.9 percent last week from the previous week and 5.7 percent from a year earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.