Mortgage rates fall again with largest weekly decline since mid-September

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Mortgage rates fall again with largest weekly decline since mid-September

Mortgage rates fell for a seventh consecutive week to the lowest level since December,

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said Thursday.

Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage decreased to 6.63% from last week’s reading of 6.76%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 6.88% a year ago.

The 30-year loan saw the largest weekly decline since mid-September, said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s

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“The decline in rates increases prospective homebuyers’ purchasing power and should provide a strong incentive to make a move,” Khater said. “Additionally, this decline in rates is already providing some existing homeowners the opportunity to refinance. In fact, the refinance share of market mortgage applications released this week reached nearly 44%, the highest since mid-December.”

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The 30-year loan had the largest weekly decline since mid-September, said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist.

The average rate on the 15-year fixed mortgage fell to 5.79% from 5.94% last week. One year ago, the rate on the

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averaged 6.22%.

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