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Last week, mortgage applications decreased 1.8% to their lowest number since the pandemic hit. Right now, the market is still experiencing low inventory and high home prices, which has caused mortgage demand to fall.

Even as rates slipped, both refinance and purchase applications decreased. In fact, applications for refinance dropped by 2%. The number was 8% lower than a year ago. Similarly, purchase applications dropped by 1% for the week. This was 14% lower than last year.

Although the demand for mortgages dropped, the rates have remained low. In fact, the average interest rate for a 30-year-fixed-rate mortgage dropped 5 points to 3.15.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/07/mortgage-applications-sink-to-lowest-level-since-before-pandemic.html

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