Mortgage Rates Fall Again in Good News for Homebuyers as Spring Begins
“As the spring homebuying season gets underway, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage saw the largest weekly decline since mid-September,” says Freddie Mac Chief Economist Sam Khater. “The decline in rates increases prospective homebuyers’ purchasing power and should provide a strong incentive to make a move."
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Mortgage rates fall again with largest weekly decline since mid-September
Mortgage rates fell for a seventh week in a row, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac. The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.63%.
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Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall
As the spring homebuying season gets underway, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage saw the largest weekly decline since mid-September,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “The decline in rates increases prospective homebuyers’ purchasing power and should provide a strong incentive to make a move.
Despite mortgage rates falling, first-time home buyers still face challenges
More homes are expected to come onto the market as the spring homebuying season gets underway. Continued improvements in mortgage rates, which have declined for seven straight weeks, could lead to
Mortgage rates have declined but could stay at a level that makes it tough to afford a home
But the same factors that have pulled mortgage rates to their lowest level since December — signs that the U.S. economy is slowing and uncertainty over the potential fallout from the Trump administration's tariffs on imports — are clouding the outlook for where mortgage rates will go from here.
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