6.8%
Purchase
“Last Friday the rate was at 6.6% for us. We locked in yesterday at 6.8%.”
30-Year Fixed
vs Yesterday
+0.10%
vs Last Week
+0.23%
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Mortgage rates moved mainly because bond markets repriced expectations around inflation and the future path of Federal Reserve policy, which directly affects longer-term yields. Elevated inflation, volatility tied to energy prices and global conflict/news, and shifts in expected Fed rate cuts pushed Treasury yields and bond prices, feeding through to 30-year fixed mortgage pricing.
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