US mortgage applications for home purchases increased last week by the most since early January as financing costs continued to ease, a tentative sign that the housing market is grinding forward. Processing Content The Mortgage Bankers Association’s index of home-purchase applications rose 10.1% in the week ended April 17, data from the group showed Wednesday. […]
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