Mortgage rates hit highest level in 3 weeks, weakening demand further
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"Mortgage rates hit highest level in 3 weeks, weakening demand further" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Norada Real Estate Investments, Mortgage News Daily, Fortune and Yahoo Finance. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 72d ago.
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Coverage (22)
- What can the government do to lower mortgage rates? HousingWire · 72d ago
- Mortgage rates rise, bringing the average rate on a 30-year home loan to where it was 4 weeks ago ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 72d ago
- Mortgage rates rise to 6.66%, bringing average rate on 30-year home loan to where it was 4 weeks ago Anchorage Daily News · 72d ago
- US Mortgage Rates Rise Slightly to 6.66%, Freddie Mac Says Bloomberg.com · 72d ago
- Mortgage Rates Nudge Up to 6.66% Ahead of Fed’s Jackson Hole Summit Realtor.com · 72d ago
- Mortgage rates rise slightly after two consecutive weeks of decrease (XLRE:NYSEARCA) Seeking Alpha · 72d ago
- Mortgage rates remain stuck near 6.7%: Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Thursday, August 27, 2026 Yahoo Finance · 72d ago
- US Mortgage Rates Rise Slightly to 6.66%, Freddie Mac Says Bloomberg.com · 72d ago
- Mortgage rates rise, bringing the average rate on a 30-year home loan to where it was 4 weeks ago AP News · 72d ago
- Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Wednesday, August 26, 2026: Rates down across the board Yahoo Finance · 72d ago
- Current refi mortgage rates report for Aug. 27, 2026 Fortune · 72d ago
- US MBA: REFINANCINGS AT 42.0% OF TOTAL MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS IN AUGUST 21 WEEK VS 41.9% IN PRIOR WEEK TradingView · 72d ago
- Mortgage Rates Lower or Higher, Depending on When You Look Mortgage News Daily · 72d ago
- Mortgage Rates Today, August 26, 2026: 30-Year Refinance Rate Drops by 11 Basis Points Norada Real Estate Investments · 72d ago
- Mortgage Applications Fall as Elevated Rates Discourage Late-Summer Buyers Realtor.com · 72d ago
- MBA mortgage applications dip 1% as refinance slips 2% HousingWire · 72d ago
- Mortgage applications drop as 30-year rate hits 3-week high qz.com · 72d ago
- Mortgage Rates Today, August 25, 2026: 30-Year Refinance Rate Rises by 16 Basis Points Norada Real Estate Investments · 72d ago
- Mortgage Rates Sideways to Slightly Higher Mortgage News Daily · 72d ago
- Current refi mortgage rates report for Aug. 26, 2026 Fortune · 72d ago
- Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Tuesday, August 25, 2026: Rates mixed this morning Yahoo Finance · 72d ago
- Mortgage rates hit highest level in 3 weeks, weakening demand further CNBC · 72d ago
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