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Mortgage rates spiked dramatically last week, with 30-year mortgage rates nearing 7%. But they've since receded, and are now around 24 basis points lower than they were a week ago.
Slowing inflation in June allowed mortgage rates to fall somewhat, and they may trend down further once the Federal Reserve stops hiking rates.