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Mortgage rates dropped last week, though they've inched up a bit over the past couple of days. Depending on how tomorrow's Consumer Price Index report shakes out, rates could drop back down.
Mortgage rates have remained stubbornly high over the past few months. Most major forecasts expect rates to drop this year, but how much they fall depends on how successful the Federal Reserve is in getting inflation down to an acceptable level.