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Mortgage Applications (July)

Mortgage applications for both refinance and home purchase fell back in July, continuing the recent run of easing demand. The drop in mortgage interest rates seen at the beginning of the month proved short-lived, and rates are once again on the rise. That explains the fall in refinancing activity, while home purchase demand is constrained by a lack of homes for sale and concerns that house prices are too high.

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