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US Mortgage Rates Decline for First Time Since Late August

  • The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 7.32% this week.
  • This is the first decline in mortgage rates since late August.
  • The decrease eases some pressure on prospective homebuyers.
  • The drop in rates follows a period of higher borrowing costs on home loans.
  • The decline is reported by multiple reliable sources including The Oregonian, The Hill, ABC News, Associated Press, and Yahoo Finance.

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  1. Mortgage rates ease since late August

    The average long-term US mortgage rate eased to 7.32% in the first pullback since late August.

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    Mortgage rates declined for the first time in two months, easing pressure on prospective homebuyers.

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