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The latest MBA Home Purchase Index surged 5.1% week-over-week to 194.1, marking the highest level since early 2023. Benefiting from the Trump administration's order for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase $200 billion in Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS), the 30-year mortgage rate fell to 6.16% in response, stimulating a simultaneous return of rigid buying demand and refinancing demand, thereby igniting the spring housing market rally ahead of schedule.