Mortgage rates touch highest levels in almost 6 months

Mortgage rates touch highest levels in almost six months
Mortgage rates touched their highest point since July, while the market's affordability headwinds continued to persist, the latest Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Survey showed. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.
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The average rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage, popular with homeowners seeking to refinance, climbed to 6.13%, up from 6% and also the highest since July. It was at 5.89% a year ago.
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Inching up to just shy of seven percent, mortgage rates reached their highest point in nearly six months,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “Compared to this time last year, rates are elevated and the market’s affordability headwinds persist.
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