Mortgage applications increased 2.3% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 17, 2015.
The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 2.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the Index increased 3% compared with the previous week. The Refinance Index increased 1% from the previous week. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index increased 5% from one week earlier to its highest level since June 2013. The unadjusted Purchase Index increased 6% compared with the previous week and was 16% higher than the same week one year ago.
“Purchase applications increased for the fourth time in five weeks as we proceed further into the spring home buying season. Despite mortgage rates below four percent, refinance activity increased less than one% from the previous week,” said Mike Fratantoni, MBA’s Chief Economist.
The refinance share of mortgage activity decreased to 56% of total applications, its lowest level since October 2014, from 58% the previous week. The adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) share of activity increased to 5.5% of total applications.
The FHA share of total applications increased to 13.6% from 13.5% the week prior. The VA share of total applications decreased to 11.0% from 11.1% the week prior. The USDA share of total applications remained unchanged at 0.8% from the week prior.
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