Why Are Baton Rouge Mortgage Applications Up If Demand Is Down?

Baton Rouge mortgage trends

The news in national and Baton Rouge mortgage trends this morning is that home loan applications are up while actual demand is down. This seems like a contradiction, until one looks at some of the effects of the subprime lending crash. USA Today reports on why home loan applications are up:

Some market analysts say mortgage application data has been
artificially inflated in recent months because prospective borrowers
file multiple applications to obtain a single loan due to widespread
tightening of lending standards.

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