Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners refinancing their home loans, also eased. The average rate dropped to 5.87% from 5.92% last week. A year ago, it was 6.07%, Freddie Mac said.

A rise in mortgage interest rates has led to a decline in people applying for home loans and homeowners refinancing.

Analysts believe a modest drop in mortgage rates could prove to be a "magic bullet" for the U.S. housing market.

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