NY mayor de Blasio: New York City to ‚fully reopen‘ on 1 July 0 (0)

de Blasio says New York is „ready to come back, and come back strong“
There is still a few months to go and with timelines like these, it is definitely a play-by-ear situation so we’ll see how things go in the coming weeks when they plan to ease some restrictions ahead of the big reopening later

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US MBA mortgage applications w.e. 23 April -2.5% vs +8.6% prior 0 (0)

Latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association for the week ending 23 April 2021
–  +8.6%
– Market index 706.6 vs 724.8 prior
– Refinancing index 3,185.3 vs 3,219.9 prior
A bit of a moderation in both purchases and refinancing after the surge seen in the prior week, as higher rates in general continue to oversee a decline in housing

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