Published: 11/18/2011
30-year mortgage rates remain near record low
BLADE NEWS SERVICES
WASHINGTON -- The average rate on the 30-year mortgage hovered above the record low for a third straight week. But cheap mortgage rates have done little to boost home sales or refinancing.
Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on the 30-year loan ticked up to 4 percent from 3.99 percent.
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