Here’s why mortgage rates are rising

Today’s 15- and 30-year mortgage interest rates continue to remain unchanged at 6.00% and 6.88%, respectively
The median interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.88% as of October 25, which is unchanged from yesterday. Additionally, the median interest rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.00%, which is also unchanged from yesterday.
Here’s why mortgage rates are rising after the Fed’s rate cut
US mortgage rates rose again this week, the fourth-straight weekly increase. That rise in borrowing costs has undone some of the relief Americans felt this summer when mortgage rates fell in anticipation of a rate cut from the Federal Reserve as inflation improved.
Average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US rises again to highest level in nearly 3 months
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose again this week, reaching its highest level in nearly three months.
Mortgage rates jump, slamming homebuyers despite Fed’s outsize interest rate cuts
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has increased for the third week in a row to 6.5%, according to Freddie Mac. That rate is a quarter-point higher than it was two weeks ago.
US 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rises to 6.54%
U.S. mortgage rates increased for a fourth straight week this week, suggesting the housing market could remain on the back foot for some time even as the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates.
Mortgage rates climbing despite rate cuts
ABC's Alexis Christoforous reports on the latest housing market as mortgage rates continue climbing, even after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates.
Mortgage Rates Rise Above 6.5%
Mortgage rates rose to the highest level since early August last week. The average rate on the standard 30-year fixed mortgage reached 6.54%, according to a survey of lenders by Freddie Mac. Mortgage rates fell toward 6% in the build up to the Federal Reserve's interest-rate cut in September,
Mortgage rates continue to climb
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose again this week, reaching its highest level in nearly three months.
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Today’s 15- and 30-year mortgage interest rates remain unchanged at 6.00% and 6.88%, respectively
The median interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.88% as of October 24, which is unchanged from yesterday.
Average Rate on a 30-Year Mortgage Hits Highest Level in Nearly 3 Months
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage climbed to 6.54 percent this week, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.
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