REAL ESTATE NEWS Mortgage Rates Inch Up. ‘Homebuyers Are Waiting for Rates To Decrease More Significantly,’ Freddie Mac Says. By Aarthi Swaminathan Jan 5, 2023 The numbers: Mortgage rates rose in the first week of 2023, as mortgage applications sank to multi-decade lows. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.48% as of Jan. 5, according to data released by Freddie […]