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Mortgage Rates Ease for Second Consecutive Week, Third Time Since January
Washington Post, Apr. 5, 2018–Kathy Orton
According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average slid to 4.40 percent with an average 0.5 point. It was 4.44 percent a week ago and 4.10 percent a year ago.