Mortgage rates end 2024 on a high note – unfortunately for the housing market
In the week ending Dec. 26, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.85%, mortgage guarantor Freddie Mac said Thursday. The ...
Mortgage Refinance Rates Tick Down From Recent 5-Month High
The 30-year mortgage refinance rate average retreated from its recent high but remains elevated. Many other refi loan types ...
Mortgage rates rise again, finishing the year at 6.85% — just about the way they started
Mortgage rates rose again this week to end the year slightly higher than where they began. The average 30-year fixed-rate ...
Mortgage rates surge to 6.85%, highest since July
Despite an interest rate cut in early December, mortgage rates continue to rise. The average rate for a 30-year mortgage just ...
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Mortgage rates are still rising, getting close to 7%
As we head into 2025, mortgage rates appear headed back to 7%. Freddie Mac reports its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ...
Mortgage rates jump, finish the year at a five-month high
U.S. mortgage rates jumped to the highest level in five months as the year drew to a close. In the last full week of 2024, ...
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What the papers say: Mortgage rates tipped to fall further; Cocoa cost surge; Ceres bread deal
Earlier this month, The Sunday Times reported that cocoa prices hit a record high of $12,605 (€12,109) per metric tonne. This ...
What the Fed’s slower 2025 rate cuts would mean for mortgage rates, savings, auto loans
The effects of the Fed’s half-point rate cut in September and its quarter-point cut in November have largely been passed ...
Mortgage Rates Are Ending the Year Higher. Why That’s Not All Bad News for Home Buyers.
Mortgage rates are ending 2024 higher than they began. It’s not all bad news for home buyers next year.Freddie Mac’s final ...