Mortgage Applications On The Decline
SOURCE: CNN
Industry trade group's weekly survey says refinance and purchase volumes also declined sharply.
Mortgage application volume fell 19.5 percent during the week ending Dec. 14, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly application survey.
The trade group's application index fell to 653.8 from 811.8 the previous week.
Refinance volume dropped 27.3 percent during the week, while purchase volume fell 10.6 percent. Refinance applications accounted for 53.2 percent of total mortgage applications, down from 57.6 percent during the prior week.
Volume fell as interest rates rose. The average interest rate for traditional, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose to 6.18 percent during the week ending Dec. 14, from 6.07 percent during the previous week.
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Industry trade group's weekly survey says refinance and purchase volumes also declined sharply.
Mortgage application volume fell 19.5 percent during the week ending Dec. 14, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly application survey.
The trade group's application index fell to 653.8 from 811.8 the previous week.
Refinance volume dropped 27.3 percent during the week, while purchase volume fell 10.6 percent. Refinance applications accounted for 53.2 percent of total mortgage applications, down from 57.6 percent during the prior week.
Volume fell as interest rates rose. The average interest rate for traditional, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose to 6.18 percent during the week ending Dec. 14, from 6.07 percent during the previous week.
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