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Mortgage rates have be holding relatively steady over the past few days.
Rates have been steadily increasing this year. They're now significantly higher than they were a month ago, when the average 30-year fixed rate was 6.09%. This rate is now more than 50 basis points higher, according to Freddie Mac.