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Mortgage rates have dropped substantially across the board, with 30-year mortgage rates back down to levels we haven't seen since late September.
Rates have trended down over the past few days in response to economic data showing that the economy is cooling. A cooling economy is good news for mortgage rates because it means that the Federal Reserve may decide it doesn't need to raise the federal funds rate again this year or next.