Mortgage rates continue to weigh on demand
Mortgage applications for home purchase continued to slip in August, recording the largest monthly fall since February. This latest drop has kept mortgage applications at their lowest level since 1995. While we think mortgage rates have now peaked, we expect they will remain high by past standards, pricing many potential buyers out of the market. This will keep applications low for the rest of the year.
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