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The 30-year fixed mortgage rate slipped to 6.36%, but the tiny decline offers little relief for buyers. Higher inventory and lower new-home prices are helping at the margins, yet affordability remains tight and housing demand continues to look restrained.
The MBA 30-year mortgage rate edged up to 6.46%, its highest level in five weeks, but home purchase demand still rose. Total applications increased 1.7% and purchase applications jumped 4%, showing buyers are pressing ahead even as affordability stays strained and refinance activity fades.
Mortgage rates rose for a second straight week, with the 30-year fixed climbing back to 6.37% and the 15-year reaching 5.72%. Higher Treasury yields and inflation worries are keeping borrowing costs elevated, even as inventory improves and new-home prices ease.
The MBA’s 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 6.45%, its highest in a month, and applications fell 4.4% as buyers and refinancers pulled back. The latest data show how quickly housing demand weakens when borrowing costs move higher, even in a steadier spring market.
Freddie Mac’s latest data shows the average 30-year mortgage rate ticking up to 6.30% after a three-week slide, but purchase demand is still running more than 20% above a year ago. Rates remain below last spring, helping keep buyers active despite affordability pressures.
MBA data showed 30-year mortgage rates edging up to 6.37%, enough to knock total applications down 1.6%. Refinance demand fell 4%, while purchase applications rose 2%, highlighting a housing market still supported by buyers even as borrowing costs keep refinancing on ice.
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