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US mortgage rates fell for a third consecutive week, but mortgage application activity fell, indicating borrowing costs remain too high for many buyers. Mortgage Bankers Association data for the week ending Oct. 30 showed the 30-year fixed rate declined 7 bps to 7.30%, still about 1 percentage point above a year ago and near 2023 highs. The MBA purchase index dropped 2% — the eighth decline in nine weeks — and is close to its lowest level since Jan. 2025; the refinance index edged up slightly. Rates have been back above 7% since mid-September, further weighing on an already weak housing market; the pending home-sales index hit a record low in September. Residential construction has subtracted from US GDP in all but one quarter since early 2025.

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