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Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Applications Survey:
- Mortgage applications increased 2.7 percent week-over-week (on an adjusted basis) for the week ending April 1, 2016.
- On an unadjusted basis, the Market Composite Index increased 3 percent week-over-week.
- The Refinance Index increased 7 percent week-over-week.
Mortgage rates:
Home equity rates:
Yesterday’s most recent market news:
CoreLogic’s February 2016 Home Price Index:
- Home prices increased 1.1 percent month-over-month.
- Home prices went up 6.8 percent year-over-year.
- CoreLogic forecasts future price increases of 0.6 percent month-over-month and 5.2 percent year-over-year.
CoreLogic’s February 2016 trends report
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