According to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage fell .01 percentage point over the week ending January 3, to 3.34 percent.

Applications for refinancing, which represented 82 percent of total applications, increased 12 percent over the week ending January 4, following three weeks of decline.

Average 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Rate and Applications for Refinancing