“As the spring homebuying season gets underway, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage saw the largest weekly decline since mid-September,” says Freddie Mac Chief Economist Sam Khater. “The decline in rates increases prospective homebuyers’ purchasing power and should provide a strong incentive to make a move."

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Homebuyers can breathe a small sigh of relief, as mortgage rates are declining. Freddie Mac data released Thursday showed that “the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage saw the largest weekly decline since mid-September.

U.S. mortgage rates dropped this week the largest percentage in six months. That's the word from Freddie Mac, which released its latest data. Freddie Mac reports the 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.63% for the week ending March 6 — down from 6.76% last week. A year ago, mortgage rates averaged 6.88%.

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Mortgage rates have been mostly declining in recent weeks, helping encourage prospective home shoppers just as the spring homebuying season gets going. But the same factors that have pulled mortgage rates to their lowest level since December — signs that the U.

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Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today it will offer approximately $290 million in non-performing loans (NPL) for sale via auction. The NPLs being offered consist of seasoned, deeply delinquent residential first lien whole loans held in Freddie Mac’s mortgage-related investments portfolio.