How to Get a Mortgage Rate Under 3% as Rates Climb Above 7%
Mortgage rates are now above 7 percent, but there are still options for securing a rate in the 3 percent range or lower
Mortgage rates climb above 7% to highest level since May
Mortgage rates topped 7% this week, a key psychological threshold, in a sign of the US housing market’s unrelenting affordability challenges.
Mortgage rates climb above 7%; what does that mean for housing market?
Higher interest rates add to problems with affordability that have hammered the housing market for the last two years. Prices have continued to climb despite slower sales volume, posting 17
Mortgage rates top 7%, soar to highest level since May in latest blow to homebuyers
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage reached 7.04% for the week ending January 16 — the highest level since May.
The Income Needed in Each State To Afford a Starter Home at a 7% Mortgage Rate
Mortgage rates are quickly approaching 7% again, after rising each of the first two weeks in January. Nationally, it means the household income now required to afford the typical starter home is $70,164,
US 30-year mortgage rate tops 7%, highest since May 2024
MSCI's global equities gauge rose on Thursday, while Wall Street indexes closed lower and U.S. Treasury yields fell after a mixed bag of economic data and Federal Reserve official comments suggesting more interest rate cuts on the horizon.
US Mortgage Rates Top 7%, Reach Highest Since May of Last Year
US mortgage rates topped 7% last week, reaching the highest level since early May and extending a months-long advance that risks restraining the housing market.
Average mortgage rate tops 7% for first time since May
The Fed is tapping the brakes on interest rate cuts because inflation remains stubbornly high. That's pushed mortgage rates higher.
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Rate on 30-year mortgage slips past 7%. Here’s what that does to your buying power.
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