Mortgage Rates Top 9-Month High

As the unemployment rate has declined and the housing market has shown solid growth, long-term mortgage interest rates have made a steady climb, reaching an almost 9-month high in the latest week, according to data from mortgage guarantor Freddie Mac. In its Primary Mortgage Market Survey, Freddie Mac found that the average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage (FRM) jumped to 4.08 percent, excluding fees, during the week ended July2, 2015, up from 4.02 percent week before. That is the highest Read more [...]

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