-- 根據抵押貸款銀行家協會（MBA）週三公佈的數據，截至4月24日當週，抵押貸款申請量下降1.6%，此前一周曾增長7.9%，而30年期固定抵押貸款的平均利率略有上升。 再融資貸款申請量下降4%，新購屋申請量經季節性調整後成長1%。 貸款餘額在832,750美元或以下的30年期固定抵押貸款的平均合約利率從前一周的6.35%上升至6.37%。 MBA高級副總裁兼首席經濟學家邁克·弗拉坦托尼表示：“在經歷了短暫的停滯期後（部分原因是地緣政治不確定性加劇），潛在購房者似乎正在今年春季積極行動，並利用全國大部分地區更為有利的房源供應情況。”
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