30-year mortgage rate jumps to 7.17% — a nearly 2-year high
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The 30‑year mortgage rate climbed to 7.17%, its highest level in nearly two years, as broader U.S. borrowing costs neared a 20‑year high amid rising oil prices. Coverage then examined how an upcoming Fed rate hike could affect mortgage rates, noted mixed purchase and refinance rates, and highlighted calls for lower rates to support a stagnant housing market.
The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 38d ago, after coverage quieted.
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30-year mortgage rate jumps to 7.17% — a nearly 2-year high MarketWatch · 48d ago broke it first
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