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The MBA's index of mortgage application activity for the latest week is scheduled for release at 7:00 a.m. ET. Data on existing home sales for March will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. After a 6.020 million annual rate in February, analysts expect a further drop in existing home sales…

The week in housing was one of great challenges, with mortgage rates cracking the 5% level while homeowners faced an uptick in property taxes and state attorneys general demanded that mortgage servicers drop their convenience fees charged to borrowers.

Wherever they go, consumers are seeing spikes in prices as they buy everything from homes to insurance to airline tickets.

The MBA's index of mortgage application activity for the latest week is scheduled for release at 7:00 a.m. ET. The ADP national employment report for March will be released at 8:15 a.m. ET. Analysts expect private payrolls rising 438,000 in March following a 475,000 increase in the previous month.

The Fed's inflation fight has lifted U.S. mortgage rates to the highest levels in two years, and with more hikes on tap, the cost of buying a home will continue to rise.

The MBA's index of mortgage application activity for the latest week is scheduled for release at 7:00 a.m. ET. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to speak at 8:00 a.m. ET. Data on new home sales for February will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. After January's annual rate…

The MBA's index of mortgage application activity for the latest week is scheduled for release at 7:00 a.m. ET. Data on retail sales for February will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. After rising 3.8% in January, analysts expect retail sales to increase 0.4% in February.

The MBA's index of mortgage application activity for the latest week is scheduled for release at 7:00 a.m. ET. The Labor Department's JOLTS report for January will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Job openings are likely to hold steady at 10.900 million in January compared to December's higher-than-expected level…

The MBA's index of mortgage application activity for the latest week is scheduled for release at 7:00 a.m. ET. The ADP national employment report for February will be released at 8:15 a.m. ET. Analysts expect private payrolls rising 320,000 in February following a sharp decline of 301,000 in the previous…