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US 30-year mortgage rate hits 7.40%

Original: US 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate hits 7.40%, likely to further erode housing demand

The average US 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate has climbed to 7.40%, a level analysts say is likely to further erode housing demand. With borrowing costs at their highest in decades, prospective buyers face sharply higher monthly payments, compounding affordability problems in an already constrained housing market.

Why now: Mortgage rates reaching 7.40% raises fresh concerns about housing affordability and demand.

United StatesUS housing market30-year fixed-rate mortgage

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