Mortgage applications to buy a new home decreased 9% in August compared to the prior month, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
New single-family home sales were running at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 424,000 units in August, the Washington-based trade group's builder application survey determined.
The monthly figure is down 2.1%
The average loan size for a new home rose 1% month-over-month, to $300,453, the MBA said.
Conventional loans composed the highest volume of mortgage applications at 68.9%. Federal Housing Administration loans accounted for 15.7%, Veterans Affairs loans were 14.3% and Department of Agriculture loans made up 1% of the total amount.
The MBA's estimates on new home sales is derived using mortgage application information from the builder application survey, which tracks application volume from home builders nationwide.
