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Freddie Mac data show the 30-year mortgage rate jumping to 6.95%, its highest level since late January, as Treasury yields and Fed policy keep borrowing costs elevated. The surge is squeezing affordability, weakening purchase applications, and adding pressure to an already soft housing market.
The MBA’s 30-year mortgage rate climbed to 6.97%, its highest since May 2025, while total applications dropped 4.1%. Purchase and refinance demand both weakened as higher bond yields, inflation concerns, and restrictive Fed policy kept housing costs elevated.
U.S. mortgage rates extended a three-week climb, pushing the 30-year benchmark to 6.76%, the highest in more than 14 months. The jump is squeezing affordability, cooling home sales and refinancing, even as a stable labor market keeps the broader economy from flashing recession signals.
The MBA 30-year mortgage rate climbed to 6.85%, its highest level since June 2025, while applications fell 2.7% and refinancing dropped 6%. Rising Treasury yields, inflation worries and higher oil prices are keeping housing under pressure as borrowers shift toward adjustable-rate loans.
U.S. mortgage rates climbed again, with the 30-year fixed rate rising to 6.71% and the 15-year to 6.04%. Higher Treasury yields and lingering inflation concerns are keeping housing affordability under pressure, even as purchase demand holds up better than expected.
The MBA’s latest survey shows the 30-year mortgage rate climbing to 6.79%, its highest in four weeks, even as mortgage applications edged up 0.8%. Purchase demand held up, but refinancing stayed weak, underscoring a housing market constrained by expensive financing and limited affordability.
Freddie Mac’s latest survey shows the 30-year mortgage rate at 6.66% and the 15-year rate at 5.98%, keeping borrowing costs elevated. The small weekly move offers little relief for buyers or refinancers as housing demand stays weak and affordability remains strained.
U.S. mortgage rates barely moved, but borrowing costs stayed pinned near their 52-week high, keeping housing demand under pressure. The MBA’s 30-year conforming rate edged to 6.78%, while mortgage applications fell 1.0%, with refinancing and purchase activity both weaker than a year ago.
U.S. mortgage rates eased for a second straight week, with the 30-year fixed rate slipping to 6.65% and the 15-year rate falling to 5.95%. Even so, borrowing costs remain elevated, keeping affordability strained, limiting refinancing, and pointing to subdued housing activity.
The MBA’s 30-year mortgage rate stayed at 6.77%, near a one-year high, even as applications ticked higher. The reading underscores a high-cost housing market, fading refinance incentives, and a restrictive backdrop that keeps pressure on homebuyers, builders, and Fed policy expectations.
U.S. mortgage rates eased for the first time in six weeks, with the 30-year fixed average slipping to 6.67% and the 15-year rate to 5.96%. The drop offers some relief for buyers, but borrowing costs remain above year-ago levels and housing affordability is still strained.
The MBA’s 30-year mortgage rate eased to 6.77%, but borrowing costs remain near year-high territory. Applications are still highly rate-sensitive, keeping homebuying, refinancing and housing turnover under pressure as affordability remains the market’s biggest hurdle.
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