Applications for government-backed purchase mortgages were up 4 percent week over week, accounting for nearly 1 in 4 loan requests from homebuyers, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Source: Inman News
First-time homebuyers may be driving FHA, VA loan surge
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