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Average mortgage rate hits 7.5%

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Mortgage rates are up again. The average for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage hit 7.5% Monday, Its the first time rates have been this high since April of 2024.

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  1. Bloomberg

    US Mortgage Rates Surge Above 7% to a More Than Two-Year High (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    US mortgage rates rose to the highest level in more than two years, further weighing on a housing market already suppressed by elevated prices and sluggish sales.

  2. Quartz

    U.S. mortgage rates surged above 7% to their highest level in over two years (opens Quartz)

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    The 30-year fixed rate climbed to 7.12% last week as Fed rate hikes and rising oil prices pushed Treasury yields higher

  3. CBS News

    Mortgage rates top 7% for the first time since May 2024 (opens CBS News)

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    As rates climb, more buyers are seeking riskier adjustable-rate mortgages, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    The average rate on a 30-year home loan crests 7% after a steady ascent that began in mid-August (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The average rate on a 30-year home loan crests 7% after a steady ascent that began in mid-August

  5. KTVZ Bend

    Mortgage rates top 7%, dealing a further blow to the frozen housing market (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Samantha Delouya, John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — Mortgage rates reached a grim milestone this week, topping 7% for the first time since January 2025 and reaching their highest level during either of Donald Trump’s presidential terms. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate climbed to 7.

  6. Newsweek

    Mortgage Rates Break 7% Threshold: What It Means For Millions of Homeowners (opens Newsweek)

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    “The highest mortgage rates in more than a year and a half are landing on a market that is in the midst of a slowdown.”

  7. NPR

    Mortgage rates have just surpassed 7% for the first time in well over a year (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Rates have climbed more than a full percentage point since the U.S. war against Iran started.

  8. WDIO Duluth

    Mortgage rates climb for 5th straight week, pushing average rate on a 30-year home loan above 7% (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week above 7% for the first time since January 2025, the latest affordability setback for prospective homebuyers following a five-week run of rate increases.

  9. FOX Business

    Mortgage rates top 7% for first time since early 2025 (opens FOX Business)

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    The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose this week to 7.03%, according to the latest Freddie Mac data released Thursday. That is up from last week's reading of 6.95%.

  10. Quartz

    Mortgage rates just surged past 7% for the first time in almost two years (opens Quartz)

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    The 30-year fixed rate climbed to 7.03% this week, its fifth consecutive weekly increase, as bond yields hit their highest level since 2007

  11. New York Post

    Mortgage rates top 7% for first time since January 2025 in blow to homebuyers (opens New York Post)

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    The average rate is now the highest its been since Jan. 16, 2025, when it was at 7.04%.

  12. The Guardian

    US mortgage rates top 7% for first time in 20 months (opens The Guardian)

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    Increase comes after Fed decision to raise interest rates, as Americans struggle with high prices and stagnant wages US mortgage rates surpassed 7% for the first time since January 2025, according to federal lender Freddie Mac, aggravating a housing market that has endured years of high interest rat…

  13. WDIO Duluth

    Ticker- US mortgage rate rise (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week above 7% for the first time since January 2025.

  14. HuffPost

    Average 30-Year Home Loan Passes 7% As Mortgage Rates Keep Climbing (opens HuffPost)

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    The average rate is now the highest it’s been since Jan. 16, 2025.

  15. Phl17

    Benchmark mortgage rate tops 7 percent, highest in 2 years (opens Phl17)

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    The average 30-year mortgage rate has surpassed 7 percent, marking the first time it has done so since January 2025.

  16. KARK Little Rock

    Benchmark mortgage rate tops 7%, highest in 2 years (opens KARK Little Rock)

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    The average 30-year mortgage rate has surpassed 7 percent, marking the first time it has done so since January 2025.

  17. Union Leader

    30-year mortgage rates surpass 7% after rising for 5 weeks (opens Union Leader)

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    In a blow to Americans in the market for a new home, the average long-term mortgage rate surpassed 7% this week for the first time in nearly a year, one popular metric revealed Sept. 24.

  18. CBS News

    Mortgage rates are back above 7%. How much higher could they climb? (opens CBS News)

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    Rates are "far more likely to go up than down by the end of the year," a senior economist at Realtor.com told CBS News.

  19. KSN Wichita

    Benchmark mortgage rate tops 7%, highest in almost two years (opens KSN Wichita)

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    It marks the fifth consecutive weekly rise in mortgage rates and the first time it has reached 7% since the week ending Jan. 16, 2025.

  20. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Housing affordability faces deeper squeeze as mortgage rates reach 7% (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    (CNN) — Mortgage rates reached a grim milestone this week, topping 7% for the first time since January 2025 and reaching their highest level during either of Donald Trump’s presidential terms. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate climbed to 7.03% this week, up from 6.

  21. The Oregonian

    Mortgage rates continue to climb, now back over 7% (opens The Oregonian)

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    Expectations of higher inflation amid surging oil prices have pushed up the long-term bond yields that influence mortgage rates.

  22. The Hill

    Benchmark mortgage rate tops 7 percent (opens The Hill)

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    Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Benchmark mortgage rate tops 7 percent The benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate is 7.03 percent this week, up from 6.95 percent last week, according to data from Freddie Mac.

  23. Deseret News

    Mortgage rates just keep climbing (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    Mortgage rates are continuing to go up. After a fifth straight week of increases, the weekly average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage in the U.S. hit 7.03% Thursday, according to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, better known as Freddie Mac.

  24. Cheddar

    Mortgage Rates Surge Toward 7.5% (opens Cheddar)

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    Cheddar's feed description

    The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate jumped sharply Thursday, reaching 7.45%, according to Mortgage News Daily.

  25. Philadelphia Inquirer

    America In Focus: money pressures climb as mortgage rate tops 7%, bond yields rise (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week above 7% for the first time since January 2025, the latest affordability setback for prospective homebuyers following a five-week run of rate increases

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