Tag: Mortgage Rates August

U.S. mortgage rates surged past 7% this week, hitting their highest level in over two decades. Freddie Mac's release on Thursday showed that mortgage rates went from 6.96% last week to 7.09%, marking only the third occasion that they have risen above the 7%...

The rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage rose from 5.66% to 5.89% this week; a staggering 2.5 percentage points higher than at the start of the year. Should the mortgage rate hit 6%, it will be the highest rate that has been recorded since...

The 30-year fixed mortgage jumped to 5.22% this week after ending the previous week at 4.99%. While this rate sits below June's high of 5.81%, this is still a two percentage point gain since the start of the year. This increase is a large...

This week has finally brought some relief for the U.S. homebuyers after months of surging mortgage rates and high prices on the house markets. According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed mortgage dipped to 4.99% this week. This is 0.31% lower than last week...