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Struggling US home buyers, and market, face new hurdles as mortgage rates near 7%

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac's latest snapshot of mortgage rates is due out later Thursday and expected to show that the average rate for a 30-year mortgage rose again this week, moving closer to 7%.

17 September 2026Live

Sources

The Seattle Times. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/struggling-us-home-buyers-and-market-face-new-hurdles-as-mortgage-rates-near-7/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac's latest snapshot of mortgage rates is due out later Thursday and expected to show that the average rate for a 30-year mortgage rose again this week, moving closer to 7%.

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