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Average 30-year mortgage rates are back up and have surpassed recent spikes. Rates are currently the highest they've been in 23 years.
High rates are keeping many would-be homebuyers out of the market. On Wednesday, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported that mortgage applications fell last week and are at their lowest level since 1995.