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New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Up in August
National Mortgage Professional, Sept. 12, 2017–Phil Hall
Mortgage applications for new home purchases in August rose by seven percent from July and were up 6.8 percent compared to August 2016, according to the latest Mortgage Bankers Association Builder Application Survey.