États-Unis Demandes de prêts hypothécaires

Mortgage application volumes in the US jumped by 11% from the previous week on the period ending May 2nd, trimming the three consecutive slumps from earlier in the month. The rebound aligned with another drop in benchmark mortgage rates, as the momentary stabilization in markets allowed homebuyers to retest the market. Applications for a mortgage to purchase a new home were 11% higher. In turn, applications for a contract to refinance a mortgage, which are more sensitive to short-term changes in borrowing costs, also rose by 11%, carried by a 26% surge Veterans Affairs loans.