US mortgage applications edge up 0.8pc

2nd Sep 2026 12:04

(Sharecast News) - US mortgage applications edged up 0.8% in the final week of August, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, almost reversing the 1% decline seen a week earlier,.

The slight improvement came as benchmark mortgage rates were broadly steady, with the 30‑year fixed rate nudging just one basis point higher to 4.79%, despite ongoing pressure on long‑dated Treasury yields.

Applications to refinance a mortgage, which are typically more sensitive to short‑term interest rate moves, slipped 1.1% week-on-week, while applications to purchase a home rose 2.2%.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com