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Increased sales of lower-priced newly built homes was not enough to counter a decline in mortgage application volume for the segment in August, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications decreased 1.8% from one week earlier as refinance submissions fell to their lowest in nearly 18 years, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications decreased 0.1% from one week earlier, dropping for the seventh time in eight weeks even with scant movement in interest rates, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

After their first increase in six weeks, mortgage applications declined despite lower interest rates, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications increased 4.2% from one week earlier, rising for the first time in over a month, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications waned for the fifth week in row, hitting their lowest levels in six months, as the summer's growing interest rates plateaued.

July's new-home sales were at their highest pace since April, leading to a 3.5% year-over-year increase in mortgage applications to purchase recently constructed homes, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Mortgage applications declined for the fourth consecutive week as interest rates remained at high levels.

Mortgage applications dropped for the third consecutive week around rising interest rates and languid housing starts.

As regulators move forward with policy changes designed to curb so-called refinance churning of Department of Veterans Affairs-insured mortgages, concerns have surfaced about the fate of loans originated during the transition period.

A lack of new and existing homes for sale led to a drop in purchase and overall mortgage application volume although refinances grew.

Rising median home prices and tight housing inventory led purchase and overall mortgage application volume to fall although refinances rose.

The job market gaining steam year-over-year pushed the purchase and overall mortgage application volume upward despite refinance activity dropping to an 18-year low.

The average millennial borrower credit score remained unchanged in May, but values by city painted very different pictures, according to Ellie Mae.

Volatility in the financial markets, uncertainty with foreign trade and the housing supply deficit caused mortgage applications to drop for the second straight week.

Mortgage applications fell by nearly 5% last week as concerns over foreign trade and tariffs outweighed other positive economic news, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

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Mortgage application activity increased 5.1%, rising for the second time in the past three weeks, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications for newly constructed homes declined in May as sales and supply are not keeping up with demand, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Mortgage applications fell 1.5% from the previous week, as rising interest rates ended a brief pickup in activity, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.