Daily market update: Sept. 10, 2015

Zillow's Housing Confidence Index: Poor-performing housing markets -- in terms of year-to-year price appreciation -- are likely to see the highest volume of renters who plan to buy. Despite better-than-average home value increases, a number of renters in select metros plan to buy. Millennials will comprise a significant portion of buyers in poor-performing markets moving forward.   MBA's Builder Applications Survey for August 2015: Mortgage applications for new-home purchases decreased by 6 percent month over month in August. Conventional loans comprised 68.5 percent of loan applications; FHA loans comprised 19 percent. New single-family homes were estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 524,000 units in August, down 1.9 percent from July.   Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey: 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 3.9 percent with an average 0.6 point for the week ending Sept. 10, 2015. This is up from last week's 3....