TREE NEWS reports: Freddie Mac said the US 30-year fixed mortgage rate came in at 7.4% last week, unchanged from the prior week’s 7.4%. The reading marks at least the highest level since November 2023 and a seventh consecutive weekly increase.
Freddie Mac: US 30-Year Mortgage Rate Holds at 7.4%, Seventh Straight Weekly Rise
AI take
The pause matters more than the level: after seven consecutive weekly increases, the rate merely holding still is the first sign the climb may be losing momentum, though it remains at its highest since late 2023. That keeps affordability pressure squarely on prospective US homebuyers and on housing-linked activity, which is where any cooling in demand would surface first. Whether this flattening becomes the start of a genuine turn or just a breather within the uptrend is the open question.
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