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Mortgage rates were on the rise for the second consecutive week, causing some borrowers to show reluctance. Total mortgage application activity—which reflects both refinancing and home purchase demand—dropped 2.6 percent
Mortgage rates are moving higher, and that has some home shoppers rushing to locking in rates before they edge up even more.
Loan demand dropped 2.3 percent last week as a slight increase in rates may have spooked potential home buyers and refinancers. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that applications to refinance
The Thanksgiving holiday may have taken a bite out of mortgage applications last week. Mortgage applications dropped 3.1 percent for the week on a seasonally adjusted report, which included the