Mortgage Rates Rise Slightly From 3-Year Lows—Here’s Why Low Rates Won’t Help Home Buyers Very Much

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Even as mortgage rates hover around five-decade lows, home buyers may still feel the affordability squeeze, thanks to rising property values.

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Mortgage Rates Fall to the Lowest Level Since 2016—Could This Be the Last Affordable Spring Home-Buying Season?

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Mortgage rates dropped for the third consecutive week, leaving the average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage at just 3.45%.

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Mortgage Rates Fall to the Lowest Level Since 2016—Could This Be the Last Affordable Spring Home-Buying Season?

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Mortgage rates dropped for the third consecutive week, leaving the average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage at just 3.45%.

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Existing-Home Sales Rebound 1.9% in October as Low Mortgage Rates Continue to Provide a Lift

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Kritchanut/iStockThe numbers: Sales of previously-owned homes rose 1.9% in October — the latest housing statistic to demonstrate the upward lift low mortgage rates have provided to the U.S. real-estate market.

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