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Mortgage rates eased downward this week. It’s a minor movement for a surprisingly busy news week — there’s a lot going on at the moment that has implications for potential home buyers and refinancers. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell four basis points to 6.55% APR in the week ending Aug. 20,…

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Everyone packs too much. At the end of every trip, my husband and I go through everything we packed and keep score of which items were actually worth taking. We dock points for anything that never left the bag. It’s brutal, but it’s turned me into a ruthless packer. It’s also made me realize that…

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With strikes on both sides seeming to shatter the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, mortgage rates have been moving higher. Rates had started the week looking a little softer, but that took a turn as tensions flared overseas. The deterioration of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire promptly sent oil prices and 10-year Treasury yields higher, and mortgage rates were right…