mortgage rate
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The average fixed 30-year mortgage rate in the U.S. was 7.52%, hovering around three-year highs, according to Bankrate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Beitler said she recently quoted someone a mortgage rate on a Monday, and by the time they went under contract on a Thursday, the rate had increased over half a percentage point.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 7.28%, adding pressure on home buyers and homebuilder stocks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
I do know that you have something more valuable than a low mortgage rate: the ability to use your equity to make your home safer and life easier.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Nearly 70% of U.S. households cannot afford a new home at a 7% mortgage rate and a median price of $413,595, Na Zhao, a principal economist at the National Association of Home Builders, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
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