US mortgage rates hit 16-year high
Mortgage rates reached a 16-year high last week, further dampening demand from home buyers, according to data from the
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 6.75 percent in the final week of September, the highest figure since 2006. Mortgage rates have climbed a whopping 1.3 percentage points over seven straight weeks of increases.
Mortgage applications fell 14.2 percent from the week prior, according to the MBA, amid rising mortgage rates, which stem from the
"The steep increase in rates continued to halt refinance activity and is also impacting purchase applications, which have fallen 37 percent behind last year's pace,"
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Mortgage rates have more than doubled over the last year, making monthly payments far more expensive.
Sky-high rates, combined with near-record home prices, are scaring would-be buyers away from the housing market. Home sales are slowing throughout much of the
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