Mortgage rates soar to their highest level in 21 years (www.cnn.com)

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The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.09% in the week ending August 17, up from 6.96% the week before. Rates have been above 6.5% since the end of May and climbing higher since mid-July. This week’s average rate is the highest the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage has been since April 2002 when it was 7.13%.

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[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 year ago

This is why holding the line on remote work is incredibly, incredibly important.

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