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Average rate on a 30-year mortgage holds steady at lowest level in nearly 10 months

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate remains at 6.58%, the lowest since October, yet still above last year's 6.46%, amid a slow housing market and cautious buyers, Freddie Mac said.

  • The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage held steady this week at its lowest level in nearly 10 months, an encouraging sign for prospective homebuyers.
  • Stubbornly high mortgage rates have helped keep the U.S. housing market in a sales slump since early 2022, with home sales sinking last year to their lowest level in nearly 30 years.
  • Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, including the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy decisions and bond market investors' expectations for the economy and inflation.
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Average rate on a 30-year mortgage holds steady at lowest level in nearly 10 months

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage held steady this week at its lowest level in nearly 10 months, an encouraging sign for prospective homebuyers who have been held back by stubbornly high home financing costs.

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