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Mortgage rates up, making housing more expensive

Thursday April 17, 2025. 06:40 PM , from BoingBoing
Mortgage rates up, making housing more expensive
Media often has problems stating the obvious, but CNN has no difficulty placing blame for spiking mortgage rates: 'President Donald Trump's scattered approach to tariffs and an escalating trade war with China.'

The average rate on a standard, 30-year fixed mortgage was 6.83% in the week ending April 17, up from 6.62% a week ago, mortgage financing provider Freddie Mac said Thursday.

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