Mortgage applications recovered some ground in October, as an upturn in refinancing offset a fall in home purchase demand. But the underlying trend is broadly flat since June and we don’t expect any dramatic improvement over the rest of the year. Meanwhile, mortgage rates dipped to record lows last month, meaning that spreads against Treasury yields were further squeezed.
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