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The surprising reason mortgage rates are up despite interest rate cuts
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Mortgage rates jump, slamming homebuyers despite Fed’s outsize interest rate cuts
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has increased for the third week in a row to 6.5%, according to Freddie Mac. That rate is a quarter-point higher than it was two weeks ago.
Homebuyers are stuck as mortgage rates defy Fed’s rate cut
The impact? It’s been pretty much as expected: a boost for stock market investors and so-so news for savers. But for prospective homebuyers, it’s brought more frustration: Mortgage rates have actually risen in recent weeks. Statewide, the median home price jumped 6.2 percent, to $600,000, as sales fell 3.7 percent.
Mortgage rates continue to climb despite cuts by the Fed: Here’s why
Many Americans have been priced out of purchasing a home or making a move for years now amid elevated mortgage rates, sky-high home prices, and squeezed budgets due to inflation.
30-Year Mortgage Rates Inch Lower
Rates on 30-year mortgages have wavered in a narrow range for more than a week, well above last month's sub-6% low. Rates for most loan types dipped Tuesday.
Here's why mortgage rates are going up
What’s wrong with this picture,” prospective homebuyers may be asking. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by .50% but mortgage rates have risen for th
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