Mortgage rates are down for the third straight week, remaining in the high-6% territory. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage ticked down to 6.87% this week from 6.95% last week. The average rate on a 30-year loan…

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There’s good and bad news for mortgage rates this week. The good news is rates have continued their slow downward trend, averaging 6.87% on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages, Freddie Mac reported. Although this is promising, lowering interest rates is far from the norm. Last week, 30-year mortgages had average rates of…

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Mortgage and rental costs are shifting throughout the country, with some parts of the country paying astronomical rent costs and others facing steep monthly mortgage payments. In certain cities in the Bay Area, for example, owning a home costs at least $2,000 more than renting, a Smart Asset study found.…

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The cost of living has risen to the point that most Americans are feeling the pressure. An astounding 80% of Americans have experienced a cost of living creep in the last few years, a Credit Karma study found. This cost of living creep means that consumers are spending more money…

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Home prices increased again in April, hitting a new high that will likely keep homebuyers sidelined even as mortgage rates begin to soften, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index report. Home prices rose 6.3% annually in April, a slight slowdown from the 6.5% annual increase…

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