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Mortgage rates drifted downward today as no major news out of Iran is, essentially, good news for interest rates. Throughout the conflict, we’ve seen that positive headlines bring rates down while renewed fighting spikes rates up. It’s not really about the war itself — higher oil prices and inflation fears are what’s actally spurring rates….
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Mortgage rates eased up a little today, as no real progress in Iran is at least preferable to things getting worse. Each side has been spelling out conditions that the other is unlikely to meet, resulting in a stalemate — for now, at least. The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage ticked down…
Mortgage rates are starting this week a bit higher, and unfortunately there may be room to grow. Today marks the end of the 60-day negotiation window set out in the memorandum of understanding the U.S. and Iran signed back in June. Any less-than-good news coming out of that conflict tends to push mortgage rates higher….
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Mortgage rates fell a little today on a combination of good economic news: lower inflation and lower oil prices. These forces have a positive effect on the bond market, which in turn affects mortgage rates. The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage ticked down to 6.53% APR, according to rates provided to NerdWallet…
Yes, mortgage rates inched lower for a second straight week. No, don’t get too excited. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell four basis points to 6.59% APR in the week ending Aug. 13, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. (A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point.) We…