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After spending several weeks trending down, mortgage rates have started rising this month. Rates will likely remain elevated for at least the next few months as the Federal Reserve works to get inflation under control.
Once price growth slows to an acceptable level and the Fed is able to stop raising the federal funds rate, mortgage rates will likely start decreasing again.