The sharp rise in mortgage rates over the past couple of months, to a 12-year high of 5.37% in the middle of April, is now weighing on mortgage demand. Home purchase applications dropped to their lowest since the height of the COVID-19 impact two years ago. A further rise in the 10-year yield over the past week means mortgage rates will rise further, placing additional constraints on demand. That said, plenty of pent-up demand from the past couple of years and a rising share of cash buyers still make a crash in home sales unlikely.
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