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US mortgage rates brush 7%, weighing on buyers, sellers and further straining a bleak housing market

Home shoppers holding out for relief from rising mortgage rates may be in for a long wait.

ALEX VEIGA | The Associated Press · Niagara Gazette

Home shoppers holding out for relief from rising mortgage rates may be in for a long wait.

The weekly average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate home loan has been rising for months and this week climbed to just below 7% — its highest level in over 19 months.