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Mortgage rates fell last week, with the average 30-year fixed loan hitting 3.59 percent, down from 3.71 percent a week earlier, according to Freddie Mac<\/a>. Home loans haven\u2019t been this cheap in more than a year.<\/figure>\n
\"mortgageSource: Freddie Mac<\/figure>\n

Typically, interest rates fall in the U.S. when the economy is weak. This time is different, though. Our economy is doing pretty well. Employers are hiring<\/a> and the housing market<\/a> is chugging along. What\u2019s driving rates down is investor anxiety about economic growth — or the lack of it — in the rest of the world, including\u00a0China, Japan and Europe.<\/span>
\nLook at the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond, which has been falling rapidly as worried investors pour money into the safety of U.S. government debt. Today, the benchmark note hit its lowest since late February. <\/span>
\nMortgage rates tend to move in the same direction as Treasuries, so borrowing costs for homebuyers might fall even more in coming weeks. That’s a boon for sellers, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"mortgage
Source: Freddie Mac, Federal Reserve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Mortgage rates this week registered the delayed impact of last week’s sharp drop in Treasury yields,\u201d Freddie Mac chief economist Sean Becketti said. \u201cLow mortgage rates and a positive employment outlook should support a strong housing market in the second quarter of 2016.”<\/span>
\nYesterday, Federal Reserve policymakers indicated that they, too, are worried about the unsteady global economy and signaled that they\u2019re in no hurry to raise their own benchmark rate. <\/span>Odds are good<\/span><\/a> they won\u2019t vote for a rate hike when they meet later this month.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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