Abby Doyle
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Weekly Mortgage Rates Find a New Normal Above 7% (opens the original)
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Mortgage rates have been climbing for five straight weeks. Compared to the start of the year, the weekly average rate is more than a full percentage point higher. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped 14 basis points to 7.26% APR in the week ending Oct. 1, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. (A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point.) We calculate our weekly average using daily APRs recorded over the past five business days. If your goal is to
Your Guide to Bargain Hunting With Mortgage Rates Above 7% (opens the original)
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Mortgage rates remain stuck above 7% as markets brace for more inflation-fighting rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, a bond-market sell-off this week added fuel to the fire. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 10 basis points to 7.12% APR in the week ending Sept. 24, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. (A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point.) We calculate our weekly average using daily APRs recorded over the past five business d
Locked Out: Should You Take ‘Free Money’ to Buy a Home? (opens the original)
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If youâre stretching toward a home purchase, anything that shrinks the pile of cash you need at closing looks pretty appealing. Homebuying assistance programs â usually in the form of help with your down payment or closing costs â could mean affording to buy now instead of waiting. Jeffrey Ruben, president of WSFS Home Lending in Greater Philadelphia, estimates about 12% of closings at WSFS Bank rely on some type of homebuying assistance. âClearly a minority of the borrowing public is ta
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