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Mortgage Rates Surge to Highest Level Since 202

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“MORTGAGE RATES SURGE TO HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 202”

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Topic poll · all networksWhere will 30-year mortgage rates be by end of 2025?

  • Above 7.5% — still climbing 0%
  • Around 7% — stuck here a while 0%
  • Back below 6.5% — Fed steps in 0%
  • Under 6% — big drop coming 0%

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Topic poll · all networksWhat's most to blame for mortgage rates hitting multi-year highs?

  • The Fed's prolonged high rates 0%
  • Stubborn inflation won't cool 0%
  • A too-hot jobs market 0%
  • Bond market doubts on US debt 0%

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U.S. mortgage rates once hit 18.63% — in October 1981!

Fed Chair Paul Volcker raised rates to crush 1970s inflation. The 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 18.63% in Oct. 1981 — making today's elevated rates look modest by historical comparison.

Topic poll · all networksWhat's the highest 30-yr mortgage rate ever recorded in the U.S.?

  1. 18.6% in 1981
  2. 15.2% in 1974
  3. 12.7% in 1985
  4. 10.3% in 1990
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18.6% in 1981

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