# A snapshot of today's mortgage market.

By Brian Cavanaugh (@briancavanaugh) · Published 2026-11-09

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_A snapshot of today's mortgage market._

· 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate: ▼ 7.18%, down from 7.24% the previous week, 

· Total Mortgage Applications: ▼ 1.2% week over week.

· Purchase Applications: ▼ 2% week over week.

· Existing-Home Sales: ▲ 3.99 million annualized.

· Pending Home Sales: ▼ 7.3% 

· New-Home Sales: ▼ 676,000 annualized in September, down 0.6% from August, according to the Census Bureau's October 27 release. The estimated decline was not statistically significant.