<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051228/bs_nm/economy_mortgages_dc"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20051228/2005_12_28t084329_450x323_us_economy_mortgages.jpg ?x=130&amp;y=93&amp;sig=.2C7NlSorjoOStuivak28A--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Construction laborers build homes in Woodridge, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, April 16, 2004. U.S. mortgage applications fell to a more than 3-1/2-year low last week amid a sharp drop in demand for loan refinancing even as interest rates held steady, an industry trade group said on Wednesday. (John Gress/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. mortgage applications fell to a
more than 3-1/2-year low last week amid a sharp drop in demand
for loan refinancing even as interest rates held steady, an
industry trade group said on Wednesday.</p><br clear=all>

View the entire article: Home loan applications fall to over 3-1/2-yr low (Reuters)