Recent Articles from ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer
Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.62%, easing for the third week in a row
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. declined for the third week in a row, another positive move for prospective homebuyers during what’s traditionally the housing market’s busy season. The rate fell to 6.62% from 6.64% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.88%. The […]
Wall Street could be headed for a bear market. Here’s what that means
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street could soon be in the claws of another bear market as the Trump administration’s tariff blitz fuels fears that the added taxes on imported goods from around the world will sink the global economy. The last bear market happened in 2022, but this decline feels more like the sudden, turbulent bear market of 2020, when […]
Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage dips to 6.64% for the second drop in 2 weeks
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged lower for the second week in a row, a modest but welcome boost for prospective home shoppers in the midst of the spring homebuying season. The rate fell to 6.64% from 6.65% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the […]
Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage edges higher, ending a seven-week slide
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged higher this week, ending a seven-week slide that helped ease borrowing costs for home shoppers just in time for the spring homebuying season. The average rate rose to 6.65% from 6.63% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday, March 13. A year ago, […]