Mortgage rates reach highest level in
over 20 years
Posted By: NorthernDog, 8/17/2023 6:18:22 PM
The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage is now at its highest level in over 20 years, Freddie Mac reported Thursday. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey shows that the average rate for the benchmark 30-year fixed note hit 7.09% this week for the first time since 2002, topping 7% for the first time since last November after rising from 6.96% the week before. At this time last year, 30-year fixed rate products averaged 5.13%. The rate for a 15-year fixed mortgage also rose, averaging 6.46% after coming in at 6.34% last week. One year ago, the rate
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Since people are forced to keep renting the cost of apartments is soaring too. Bidenomics!