‘Mortgage applications back to year-ago levels, house prices rising slightly’

The number of mortgage applications returned to the level of a year ago in the third quarter, reports mortgage advisor De Hypotheker. The total number of mortgage applications was 1 percent higher in the past quarter compared to last year. In the second quarter there was a drop in the number of applications by no less than 31 percent. According to the mortgage organization, the recovery in the housing market appears to be continuing.

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