Mortgage rates rise for first time since July
Fox Business·2025-09-25 18:33
Mortgage rates rose this week for the first time since mid-July, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.3% from last week's reading of 6.26%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 6.08% a year ago. TREASURY'S BESSENT SAYS FIXING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS WILL BE ONE OF HIS 'BIG PROJECTS' THIS FALL "Housing market activity continues to hold up with purchase ...