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Mortgage Rates to Approach 5% by Year-End: MBA
Mortgage Professional America, Jan. 30, 2018–Francis Monfort
Mortgage interest rates may approach 5% by the end of 2019 and exceed 5% in 2019 and beyond, according to Mortgage Bankers Association Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni.