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Housing · 10/29/2026
The October 29 PMMS puts the 30-year average at 7.24%, down from 7.32%. The 15-year average fell to 6.60%, but both remain above their year-earlier levels.
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Read article →Housing · 10/24/2026
The weekly 30-year fixed mortgage average fell from 7.40% to 7.32%; the 15-year average declined from 6.71% to 6.68%. Both remained above their year-earlier levels.
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Read article →Housing · 10/20/2026
Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week of October 15, 2026 held the 30-year fixed rate at 7.40% for a second week, while the 15-year averaged 6.71%, down from 6.73%. A year ago the 30-year averaged 6.27%.
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Read article →Housing · 10/19/2026
The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index fell three points to 29 in October 2026, the lowest reading since June 2012. All three components declined, buyer traffic hit its lowest level since April 2012 excluding the pandemic onset, 43 percent of builders cut prices, and 65 percent used sales incentives.
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Read article →Housing · 10/17/2026
Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey put the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage at 7.40 percent as of October 15, unchanged from the previous week. A year earlier the same average was 6.27 percent. The survey is a weekly average of rates lenders offer to well-qualified borrowers, not the rate any individual buyer will be quoted.
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Read article →Housing · 10/9/2026
The dated archive reports the October 8 rate; MBA application figures cover the week ending October 2. The separate surveys are not personal loan quotes.
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Read article →Housing · 10/1/2026
Freddie Mac's October 1 survey put the 30-year fixed mortgage rate at 7.28%, up from 7.03% last week and 6.34% a year ago. The 15-year rate averaged 6.60%, up from 6.42%.
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Read article →Housing · 9/24/2026
Sales beat forecasts of 615,000 but were still 2.0% below a year earlier.
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Read article →Housing · 9/24/2026
The average 30-year fixed rate climbed to 7.111% Thursday, up 6 basis points in a week, as Treasury yields stay near 19-year highs.
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Read article →Housing · 9/3/2026
Freddie Mac's weekly survey shows borrowing costs rising for a second straight week as buyers adapt to the higher-rate environment.
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Read article →Housing · 8/21/2026
Freddie Mac reported that its average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell two basis points from the prior week, while its 15-year fixed-rate average also edged lower.
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Read article →Housing · 8/21/2026
The National Association of REALTORS® reported a 1.7% month-over-month decline in July existing-home sales, while the median price rose 2.0% from a year earlier.
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Read article →Housing · 8/18/2026
The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index edged up one point in August. The survey describes single-family builders’ views, not home prices, sales totals, or a forecast for any buyer.
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