Here’s why 476,100 mortgage applications were denied last year, and what it could mean for 2024

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In 2022, the housing market started out hot, as determined home buyers piled on despite many challenges. Inventory was low, prices and competition were high. But beginning in March of that year, mortgage rates began a dramatic climb that would temper demand by the end of the year.

The average rate on…