In last week's release, which reported data for the week ending October 23, mortgage application activity fell 12.3% even as mortgage rates dropped from 5.07% to 5.04%. The Refinance Index, decreased 16.2% from the previous week while the seasonally adjusted Purchase Index moved lower as well, decreasing 5.2% from one week earlier. The refinance share of mortgage activity fell to 62.3% of total applications from 65.0% in the previous week. In today's release, which covers new loan applications for the week ending October 30, the MBA reported that demand for new mortgages increased 8.2% and the average 30 year fixed mortgage rates fell from 5.04% to 4.97%. ...