US EditionAverage US long-term mortgage rate leaps to 6.38%, the highest level in more than 6 months
Mortgage rates rose to 6.38% as inflation fears and oil prices surged amid Iran conflict, causing a 10.5% drop in mortgage applications, Mortgage Bankers Association reported.
- Freddie Mac reported the benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 6.38% from 6.22% last week, marking the highest level in over six months.
- Rising oil prices due to the war with Iran have increased inflation expectations, pushing 10-year Treasury yields to 4.39% from around 4.26% last week.
- Mortgage applications fell 10.5% last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, with MBA CEO Bob Broeksmit stating that affordability pressures and economic uncertainty are prompting buyers to delay decisions.
- The Federal Reserve decided to hold interest rates steady last week, as Chair Jerome Powell highlighted an increasingly uncertain economic outlook following the Iran war.
- Sales of previously occupied homes remain stuck at a 30-year low despite current mortgage rates averaging 6.38%, below the 6.65% recorded one year ago.
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