US MBA mortgage index 24 June 2015

  • Purchase index 207.8 vs 205.4 prior
  • Refi index 1379.9 vs 1354.9 Prior
  • 30 year mortgage rate 4.19% vs 4.22% prior

It's perhaps no surprise that we've seen stronger housing numbers recently as the MBA numbers can be a pretty good gauge for housing, much like the jobless claims numbers are to the jobs market report

US MBA purchase index vs new home sales