February 21, 2020 © REALTOR® MAGAZINE The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.49% this week, Freddie Mac reports. “The low mortgage rate environment continues to spur home-buying activity, with applications to purchase a home up 15% from a year ago,” says Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “We’ve seen new residential construction surge over the last […]

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© REALTOR® MAGAZINE The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.47% this week, remaining an alluring incentive for buyers who want to lock in some of the lowest borrowing rates in years. “With mortgage rates hovering near a five-decade low, refinance application activity is once again surging, rising to the highest level in seven years,” says Sam […]