• Freddie Mac PMMS showed the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.58% as of July 23, up from 6.55% last week.
• The rate remained below the 6.74% level a year earlier, signaling modest easing versus mid-2025 despite this week’s uptick.
• The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.96%, up from 5.93% last week, above 5.87% a year ago.

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