US MBA mortgage market data week ending 19 February 2016

  • Mortgage market index 521.5 vs 544.9 prior
  • Purchase index 217.9 vs 213.3 prior
  • Refi index 2267.4 vs 2456.7 prior
  • 30yr mortgage rate 3.85% vs 3.83% prior

Purchases up a smudge and refi's edge lower but are still well up. No worries here for the housing market and the main housing data has reflected that