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Mortgage rate history: 1970s to 2024
Bankrate via AOL· 2 months agoKey takeaways Looking at the past four decades, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage peaked in 1981, rising to roughly 16 percent. The average 30-year...
Mortgage rates reach 20-year high, close in on 7%
Yahoo Money· 2 years agoMortgage rates hit their highest point in 20 years this week, coming within a hair of 7% and further crushing many homebuyers' dreams. The average rate...
Mortgage rates step back from the brink, but hesitation is still at a 25-year high
MoneyWise via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoThe interest rate on the most popular home loan in America has fallen for the first time in seven...
30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates Fall Below 6% — Here Are 6 Ways To Lock In the Lowest Option
GoBankingRates via AOL· 1 year agoMortgage rates dropped below 6% for all key terms this week, Fox Business reported, based on data...
Mortgage Rates Dip After Nearly Doubling in the Last Six Months
SmartAsset via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoAs of today, June 30, 2022, the average mortgage rate for a 30-year fixed dropped 0.11% from last...
Mortgage rates hit their highest level since 2008
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoThe average 30-year mortgage rate climbed to 5.89%, the highest level since 2008, according to new data published Thursday by Freddie Mac. Mortgage rates...
Mortgage rates dropped half a percentage point in two weeks
Yahoo Finance via AOL· 2 years agoMortgage rates fell for the second straight week, but failed to bolster weakened homebuyer demand....
How to find the best mortgage refinance rates
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere's no question that mortgage rates today are higher than they were at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate...
Once ‘unthinkable,’ mortgage rates over 7% are now imminent — here’s what homebuyers are doing to...
MoneyWise via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoU.S. mortgage rates are up for the sixth straight week, crushing home sales as borrowing costs near...
Could mortgage rates finally hit 8%?
HousingWire via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoMortgage rates kept climbing this week as spreads on the 10-year Treasury yield widened, reaching a 16-year high. An 8% mortgage this year looks...