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6.31%: Mortgage Rates Drop For Fifth Week in a Row

  • December 15th 2022

by UrbanTurf Staff

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Long-term mortgage rates dropped for the fifth week in a row on Thursday. Freddie Mac reported 6.31% on a 30-year mortgage, down two basis points from last week. 

“Mortgage rates continued their downward trajectory this week, as softer inflation data and a modest shift in the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy reverberated through the economy,” a Freddie Mac press release stated. “The good news for the housing market is that recent declines in rates have led to a stabilization in purchase demand. The bad news is that demand remains very weak in the face of affordability hurdles that are still quite high.”

The UrbanTurf Mortgage Rate Disclaimer: The rates reported by Freddie Mac for 30-year mortgages are usually the best rates that the most qualified borrowers can get, so borrowers or those considering refinancing should not necessarily read this news and think that they can go out and get a loan with the quoted interest rate.

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