Mortgage rates slide to 13-month low, luring Americans back into the housing market

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U.S. benchmark mortgage rates hit 13-month lows

Rates for home loans fell, with no bottom in sight as investors increasingly brace for slowing economic growth.

The 15-year adjustable-rate mortgage averaged 3.71%, down from 3.76%. The 5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage averaged 3.84%, unchanged during the week.Fixed-rate mortgages follow the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury note TMUBMUSD10Y, -0.29% , although they move with a bit of a lag. Investors have been piling into bonds over the past week, betting on a more dovish stance from the Federal Reserve.

 

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