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Mortgage rates rose back above the 3% mark, hitting the highest level since April, over the past week.
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.05% for the week ending Oct. 14, up six basis points from the previous week, Freddie Mac FMCC reported Thursday. The high point this year for the benchmark mortgage product came in April when the rate on 30-year loans peaked at 3.18%.
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