The VA market optimism stems partly from the fact that the majority of active military personnel who have been given orders to move haven’t been able to do so because of the pandemic.
In a statement, MBA SVP Mike Fratantoni noted, “Forbearance requests fell relative to the prior week but remain roughly 100 times greater than the early March baseline. While the pace of job losses have slowed from the astronomical heights of just a few weeks ago, millions of people continue to file for unemployment.”