 Prior 1.2Market index 238.7 vs 186.7 priorPurchase index 198.7 vs 159.4 priorRefinance index 438.3 vs 326.7 prior30-year mortgage rate 6.23 vs 6.42 priorThats the largest increase in mortgage applications since March 2020, as it comes amid a sharp fall in rates to the lowest since September last year. Evidently, the increasing optimism that 