Mortgage Rates Up, Outlook Hinges on Jobs Report

Weekly mortgage rates moved modestly higher this past week. While signs point to little change ahead — tomorrow’s jobs report could change that.

For the entire month of July, fixed interest rates on conventional 30-year mortgages used to finance a house purchase averaged 3.80 percent.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency, which reported the average based on conforming loan amounts, said the rate sank from 3.88 percent in June.


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