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Mortgage charges are up for a 3rd straight week to the very best since July, additional hindering demand within the already-stagnant housing market.
Freddie Mac’s newest Major Mortgage Market Survey, launched Thursday, confirmed that the typical charge on the benchmark 30-year fastened mortgage jumped to six.91%, up from final week’s studying of 6.85%. The common charge on a 30-year mortgage was 6.62% a 12 months in the past.
Mortgage charges continued to climb this week, with the 30-year fixed-rate common approaching 7%. (Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
“Inching up to just shy of seven percent, mortgage rates reached their highest point in nearly six months,” stated Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “Compared to this time last year, rates are elevated and the market’s affordability headwinds persist.”
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The common charge on the 15-year fastened mortgage climbed to six.13% from 6.0% final week. One 12 months in the past, the speed on the 15-year fastened observe averaged 5.89%.
