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Inflation has helped push mortgage rates up to a two-decade high. Average 30-year mortgage rates are now well above 7%, crushing affordability for many would-be homebuyers. But could we finally be at the end of this cycle of high rates?
Inflation has slowed significantly so far this year, and Federal Reserve officials have indicated they believe they're getting close to having achieved their goal of bringing price growth down to the Fed's target.