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30-Year Mortgage Rates Hit Their Highest Level in Over a Year
Mortgage rates for 30-year loans are now at their most expensive level since early May of last year. Most other new purchase ...
Mortgage Rates for New Homes Are Typically Lower, New Research Finds
Last year, the average mortgage rate for buyers of new-construction homes was 6.1%, compared with an average of 6.6% for ...
Average rate on a US 30-year mortgage rises to 6.86%, its highest level since mid-February
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. climbed this week to its highest level since mid-February, a setback for ...
Mortgage Rates Hold in Lower Ground for a Fifth Week
After surging in April to a 2025 high, mortgage rates plunged and then have inched up only slightly from that low. Here's ...
Mortgage rates inch up as US credit downgrade weighs
Tariff and deficit concerns sparked Moody's to downgrade the US's credit rating last week, jolting bond markets and sending ...
Buyers rushed into the market for new homes in April, pushing sales to highest level in three years
The numbers: U.S. new home sales rose 10.9% to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 743,000 in April from a revised 670,000 ...
How US Mortgage Rates Change if Trump Takes Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Public
Experts fear that the move, though it could help the government's budget woes, could disrupt the fragile U.S. mortgage market ...
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Mortgage Rate Lock Guide
Also, when you discuss the mortgage rate lock with your lender, ask if it will prioritize the application for a new home mortgage purchase over a refinance. If so, make sure you get a lock ...
Mortgage rates climb to highest level in more than three months amid bond market unrest
The average rate on a standard, 30-year fixed mortgage was 6.86% in the week ending May 22, the highest level since mid-February, according to data released Thursday from Freddie Mac. Growing concern ...