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Mortgage Rates Hit Seven-Year High as Ultracheap Era Ends
Wall Street Journal, May 18, 2018–Laura Kusisto, Christina Rexrode (subscription)
Mortgage rates this week jumped to their highest level since 2011, signaling a shift from a period of ultracheap loans to a higher-rate environment that could slow home price appreciation and squeeze first-time buyers.