Housing Recovery? US Mortgage Applications Tumble Most Since 2016

After dismal housing starts and permits data yesterday, the ‘housing recovery’ narrative took another knock this morning as mortgage applications tumbled 4.1% last week – the biggest drop since December 2016.
While mortgage rates were unchanged, both purchases and refis fell notably…
Purchases down 2.7% after rising 1.7% in prior week Refis fell 5.7% after rising 3.3% in prior week

This post was published at Zero Hedge on May 17, 2017.