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For the week of July 5th, top offers on Bankrate are 0.62% lower than the national average. On a $340,000 30-year loan, this translates to $1,690 in annual savings.
Frustrated homebuyers continue to grapple with 7 percent mortgages, with the price of a 30-year fixed mortgage averaging 7.09 percent this week, according to Bankrate's lender survey. Hotter mortgage rates have run in tandem with higher home prices. The typical home for sale hit a new record in May at $419,300, the National Association of Realtors recently reported.
Mortgage analyst Jeff Ostrowski covers more on the latest rate movement in our weekly update.
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Ken Johnson
Real estate economist, Florida Atlantic University
"As long as the yield curve for government debt stays inverted, mortgage rates will not fall substantially because an inverted yield curve signals risk in lending. The yield curve has been inverted since July 2022. The average 30-year mortgage rate since then has been around 7 percent. As for next week's long-term mortgage rate prediction, the upward trend for the last three weeks should continue." - July 3
Learn more: Weekly mortgage rate trend predictions
| Product | Interest Rate | APR |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Year Fixed Rate | 7.07% | 7.12% |
| 20-Year Fixed Rate | 6.82% | 6.87% |
| 15-Year Fixed Rate | 6.56% | 6.64% |
| 10-Year Fixed Rate | 6.44% | 6.51% |
| 5-1 ARM | 6.68% | 7.81% |
| 10-1 ARM | 7.07% | 7.88% |
| 30-Year Fixed Rate FHA | 6.90% | 6.94% |
| 30-Year Fixed Rate VA | 7.07% | 7.11% |
| 30-Year Fixed Rate Jumbo | 7.23% | 7.28% |
Rates as of Tuesday, July 09, 2024 at 6:30 AM
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