Mortgage rates inch up to start the year at a near six-month high. Will the housing market become more affordable in 2025?
Mortgage rates inched up at the start of the year to the highest level in nearly six months, portending another tough year for the U.S. housing market. The 30-year mortgage rate remains at the highest level since July 2024.
Mortgage Rates Tick Up, Nearing 6-Month High
After dipping for two days, 30-year mortgage rates edged higher, again nearing their highest level since early July. Rate movement was mixed for other loan types.
Mortgage rates inch closer to 7% to close out 2024
Mortgage rates are climbing again, in yet another unwelcome sign to homebuyers.
US Mortgage Rates Approach 7% in Ominous Sign for Housing Market
US mortgage rates climbed closer to 7%, threatening to squeeze buyers trying to crack into the housing market.Most Read from BloombergIs This Weird Dome the Future of Watching Sports?NYPD Seeking Gunmen After 10 People Wounded Outside Queens VenueDetroit’s Michigan Central Is the Building Revival Story of 2024Burned Out Parents Need Better Public SpacesA Commuting Resolution for 2025: Ride Your Local Subway or BusThe average on a 30-year mortgage rose to 6.
Mortgage rate hit their highest level in nearly six months
The new year has started with rising mortgage rates. Freddie Mac reports its Primary Mortgage Market Survey shows the 30-year fixed-rate (FRM) averaged 6.9
30-Year Mortgage Rates Tick Down From Nearly 6-Month High
After a recent surge to their most expensive level since early July, 30-year mortgages ticked down Friday. Rates for most other loans were down or flat.
Mortgage rates tick up for third straight week, flirting with 7%
Mortgage rates ticked up from the week prior with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rising from 6.85% to 6.91%. This marks the third straight week of gains for rates, as reported by Freddie Mac. Yahoo Finance senior housing reporter Claire Boston joins Brad Smith on Wealth to discuss what rates reaching 7% could signal for US housing market demand.
Average Rate for 30-Year Mortgage Reaches 6-Month High
The average rate for a 30-year mortgage climbed to 6.91 percent from 6.58 last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.
Mortgage rates kick off 2025 with an increase, nearing 7%
Mortgage rates climbed again for a third consecutive week to the since since July, with the 30-year fixed-rate average rising to just under 7% as the housing market remains stalled.
Average mortgage rate highest since July
The uptick in the cost of home loans reflects a rise in the bond yields that lenders use as a guide to price mortgages.
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