On Monday, Nerdwallet released the average mortgage rates in the country: 

the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage plunged 34 basis points to 6.285% APR. The average rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage fell 14 basis points to 5.609% APR, and the average rate on a 5-year adjustable-rate mortgage dropped 10 basis points to 6.567% APR, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 31 basis points lower than one week ago and 294 basis points higher than one year ago. A basis point is one one-hundredth of one percent. Rates are expressed as an annual percentage rate, or APR.

So here are your first average rates after the holidays. We’ll pay close attention to how this first quarter goes, especially with hints of the real estate market and inflation slowing down.

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Link to full Nerdwallet article: https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/mortgages/mortgage-interest-rates-forecast