Mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.04 percent last week, down from 6.46 percent the previous week. The sharp decline pushed 30-year rates down to the lowest level since they stood at 5.78 percent the week of Sept. 18.
Analysts attributed the decrease to an easing of inflation concerns, which now have been replaced with rising worries that the country could be headed for a prolonged recession. Interest rates generally...
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