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Mortgage Rates, Applications Stall as Housing Market Stumbles
Washington Post, Sept. 28, 2017–Kathy Orton
Fixed mortgage rates’ upward climb stalled this week as weak housing data put a damper on investors’ enthusiasm. Mortgage Bankers Association Economist Joel Kan said rates increased to their highest levels in nearly a month “following a relatively hawkish Fed statement last week.”