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Average 30-year US mortgage rate climbs to 6.58%, highest level in nearly a year

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Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy decisions to bond market investors’ expectations for the economy and inflation.

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  1. Jonesboro Sun

    Average rate on a 30-year mortgage hits the highest level in nearly 12 months, Freddie Mac says, after rising to 6.58% (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Average rate on a 30-year mortgage hits the highest level in nearly 12 months, Freddie Mac says, after rising to 6.58%.

  2. Washington Times

    Average 30-year U.S. mortgage rate climbs to 6.58%, highest level in nearly a year (opens Washington Times)

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    The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in nearly 12 months, pushing up borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers at a time when rising oil prices are already squeezing household budgets.

  3. Anchorage Daily News

    Average 30-year US mortgage rate climbs to 6.58%, highest level in nearly a year (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy decisions to bond market investors’ expectations for the economy and inflation.

  4. Winchester Star

    Mortgage rate climbs to 6.58%, highest level in nearly a year (opens Winchester Star)

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    The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in nearly 12 months, pushing up borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers at a time when rising oil prices are already squeezing household budgets. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac…

  5. FOX Business

    Mortgage rates hit highest level in nearly a year (opens FOX Business)

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    The 30-year fixed mortgage hit 6.58% this week, its highest level in nearly a year, as the conflict between the U.S. and Iran pushes oil prices higher.

  6. BBC News

    UK mortgage rates rise to highest level for a month (opens BBC News)

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    Renewed tensions in the Middle East feed through to the costs faced by lenders, pushing up borrowing costs.

  7. Deseret News

    Mortgage rates keep climbing as war against Iran continues (opens Deseret News)

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    Mortgage rates just reached the highest level in more than a year. The daily index for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage in the U.S. jumped to 6.85% Thursday, tracking by Mortgage News Daily showed, a hike of 0.08 percentage points from Wednesday’s 6.77% rate.

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