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*Huey » 04 Jul 2024, 11:01 am » wrote: ↑

04 Jul 2024, 11:01 am

2021: The lowest 30-year mortgage rates everRates plummeted in 2020 and 2021 in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. By July 2020, the 30-year fixed rate fell below 3% for the first time. And it kept falling to a new record low of just 2.65% in January 2021. The average mortgage rate for that year was 2.96%. That year marked an incredibly appealing homeownership opportunity for first-time homebuyers to enter the housing market. It also resulted in a surge in refinancing activity among existing homeowners.

https://themortgagereports.com/61853/30 ... ates-chart#

2o24:  Mortgage rates hold steady. Today’s 30-year fixed rate is steady to 7.30% APR, according to data from Curinos analyzed by the MarketWatch Guides team. The 15-year fixed rate is steady to 6.68% APR.

https://www.marketwatch.com/guides/mort ... 7-04-2024/

 (NewsNation) — Americans love to celebrate the Fourth of July by firing up the grill, but this year’s barbeque grocery bill could be higher than ever.The average cookout for 10 people is expected to cost $71.22 this year, up 5% from 2023 and almost 30% from five years ago, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF).

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/f ... -bbq-cost/

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