Economic Report: Mortgage applications rise for the first time in six weeks, despite rates rising to 6.25%, reflecting housing market’s ‘overall volatility’

September 25, 2022

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The average rate for a 30-year mortgage is 6.25%. Yet refinances and purchases rose in the latest week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

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