Mortgage

Mortgage rates this week have held steady for the most part. Rates for 30-year mortgages average 6.78% as of July 25, Freddie Mac reported. This is up only slightly from last week’s 6.77%. Last year, rates were in a similar place, averaging 6.81%. “Mortgage rates essentially remained flat from last…

Mortgage rates decreased a bit this week, remaining uncomfortably high for many would-be buyers but hitting their lowest point in months. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 6.73% this week from 6.78% last week. The…

The housing affordability crisis is hitting swing states hard. These battleground states, which could potentially be won by either candidate, are especially focused on the issue of affordability in the upcoming election. About nine in 10 adult Gen Zers reported housing affordability is important when deciding who to vote for,…

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