U.S. benchmark mortgage rates hit new record lows
Mortgage rates have fallen to a new all-time low for the fourth time this year. But there’s significant upside risk to the low rate environment, and Americans may not want to wait too much longer before locking rates in.
“Mortgage rates have hit another record low due to declining inflationary pressures, putting many home buyers in the buying mood,” Freddie Mac’s chief economist Sam Khater said in the report. — Matthew Speakman, an economist with Zillow But now the mortgage market is at a turning point, Speakman said. And it all depends on what happens with the spread of COVID-19 from here on out.
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