Mortgage Applications To Buy a Home Fall 18% From Last Year as Housing Slump Deepens

Real Estate News · October 21, 2026 · Source: Realtor.com · By Julie Gerstein · 3 min read at the source

A waterfront home with a red arrow going down over it

Interest rates decreased slightly week over week, but the volume of mortgage applications continued to fall.

Reported by Julie Gerstein for Realtor.com (Trends), originally published October 21, 2026.

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Topics: Trends, Economic Indicators, Mortgage Applications

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