The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.66% in the week ending October 5, down from 6.70% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. Mortgage rates have more than doubled since the start of this year as the Federal Reserve continues its unprecedented campaign of hiking interest rates in order to tame soaring inflation. But uncertainty about the possibility of a recession and the impact of rate hikes on the economy have made mortgage rates more volatile.
“Signs that we are closer to the end of the tightening cycle – such as a surprisingly steep decline in job openings – tend to cause rates to slip, while rates bounce higher on signals like robust activity in the services sector,” Hale said. Homebuying still costly Even though rates dipped slightly this week, the average interest rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate loan is still more than double what it was at this time last year.
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Why is Biden making it impossible afford a home?
I think I speak for all Americans when I say that we need to call an early elections and re-elect Donald Trump. Trump was a much better POTUS than Biden ever is going to be, he helped reduce gun violence, racism and help the economy. I think we have to become a dictatorship.
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