- Fox Business
Mortgage rates drop for second straight week to 7.02%
Mortgage rates are down for the second week in a row, with the 30-year fixed rate averaging 7.02% and the 15-year note falling to 6.28% as the housing affordability crisis drags on.
- Bloomberg
US Mortgage Rates Decrease for Second Week, Falling to 7.02%
(Bloomberg) -- Mortgage rates in the US eased further, relieving some pressure on buyers forging ahead in a tough US housing market.Most Read from BloombergUS Inflation Data Was Accidentally Released 30 Minutes EarlyPutin and Xi Vow to Step Up Fight to Counter US ‘Containment’With a BlackRock CEO, $9 Trillion Vanguard Braces for TurbulenceJamie Dimon Sees ‘Lot of Inflationary Forces in Front of Us’Dow Average Touches 40,000 Before Pulling Back: Markets WrapThe average for a 30-year, fixed loan w
- Reuters
US 30-year fixed-rate mortgage falls to 7.09%, still too high to boost housing
U.S. mortgage rates fell this week for the first time in more than a month amid signs of slowing economic activity, but remain too high to provide a significant boost to the housing market. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was down to 7.09% as of May 9, from 7.22% last week, ending five straight weekly increases, mortgage finance agency Freddie Mac said in a statement on Thursday. The decline in mortgage rates coincides with a drop in the 10-year Treasury yield following recent data showing a moderation economic and job growth.
