Mortgage Rates Are Highest They’ve Ever Been In 21 Years

Essence Magazine:

Close up of a young man going over his home finances in the kitchen By Jasmine Browley ·Updated November 29, 2023

Aspiring homeowners have a new set of challenges on their hands.

Amid ballooning inflation, the average 30-year mixed mortgage rate was 7.09% during the seven-day period ending Thursday, according to data released by mortgage provider Freddie Mac as reported by Forbes.

That means mortgage payments Interest payments are now more

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