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Mortgage Rates Edge Lower for First Time in Seven Weeks

U.S. long-term mortgage rates have paused their nearly two-month climb but remain unaffordably lofty for many homebuyers. So reports the Associated Press.

arrow 306811 640 smallAccording to Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.76% as of November, down slightly from 7.79% the previous week and well above their 6.95% level a year earlier.

The modest week-over-week decline came as the Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate steady, driving down bond yields.

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