The Mortgage
Bankers Association (MBA) reported on Wednesday the mortgage application volume
in the U.S. fell 1.4 percent in the week ended July 26, following a 1.9-percent
decrease in the previous week.
According to
the report, applications to purchase a home dropped 3.0 percent, while
refinance applications inched up 0.1 percent.
Meanwhile, the
average fixed 30-year mortgage rate remained unchanged at 4.08 percent
“Despite
healthy demand, inadequate supply levels continue to hold back some would-be
buyers,” noted Joel Kan, MBA’s associate vice president of economic and
industry forecasting.