Mortgage Applications Rose 0.6% in Week Ending October 6

Washington, DC, October 11, 2023-Mortgage applications increased 0.6% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 6, 2023. 

The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 0.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the Index increased 1% compared with the previous week. The Refinance Index increased 0.3% from the previous week and was 9% lower than the same week one year ago. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index increased 1% from one week earlier. The unadjusted Purchase Index increased 1% compared with the previous week and was 19% lower than the same week one year ago.