US Mortgage Rates Ease From Highs, Falling for Second Week

  • Average for a 30-year loan has been above 7% for four weeks
  • Tight inventory in housing market has kept prices elevated

Homes  in Elgin, Illinois.

Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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Mortgage rates in the US decreased for a second week in a row.

The average for a 30-year, fixed loan fell to 7.12% from 7.18% a week earlier, Freddie Mac said in a statement Thursday.