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The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell again this week, echoing a decline in long-term U.S. Treasury bond yields ahead of the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut this year. The rate eased to 6.26% from 6.35% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.09%.
Mortgage rates are influenced by factors like the Fed’s interest rate policy and bond market expectations. Elevated mortgage rates have kept the U.S. housing market in a slump since early 2022, when rates began climbing from pandemic lows. The recent downward trend bodes well for prospective homebuyers who have been held back by stubbornly high home financing costs.
Published: September 18, 2025 4:14 pm
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