Applications For New Home Purchases Jumped in June
After increasing 20% in May, applications for mortgages for new home purchases surged again in June, rising 17.9% month-over-month and 14% compared with June 2018, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey(BAS). “Ongoing concerns about economic growth and trade policy likely kept some potential buyers out of the market despite lower mortgage rates,” says Joel Kan, associate…