30-Year Mortgage Rate Dips to 6.67% After 6-Week Climb
The first 30-year fixed mortgage rate decline in six weeks offers a potential demand signal for proptech platforms, even as rates remain above year-ago levels.
Cross-Sector entity
U.S. existing-home sales
Company10-Year U.S. Treasury Yield is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 2 of the 2 tracked stories. markets accounts for 1 of the 2 tracked stories, while 1 other category carries the remainder. Each carries 4 original sources on average.
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Last mentioned: Aug 13, 2026
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What the coverage shows about U.S. existing-home sales
10-Year U.S. Treasury Yield is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 2 of the 2 tracked stories. markets accounts for 1 of the 2 tracked stories, while 1 other category carries the remainder. Each carries 4 original sources on average. We currently track 2 Cross-Sector stories that mention U.S. existing-home sales, all published on August 13, 2026.
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Timeline
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Mortgage rates dip for first time in six weeks
The 30-year fixed rate fell to 6.67%, the 15-year fixed rate fell to 5.96%, and the 10-year Treasury eased to 4.61% midday Thursday.
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10-year Treasury at start of week
The 10-year Treasury yield stood at 4.72% at the start of the week.
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Prior week mortgage rates
The 30-year fixed rate averaged 6.69% and the 15-year fixed rate averaged 6.01%.
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Existing-home sales slow
U.S. sales of previously occupied homes slowed again in July as higher borrowing costs constrained buyer demand.
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Year-ago mortgage rate benchmark
Freddie Mac reported the 30-year fixed rate averaged 6.58% and the 15-year fixed rate averaged 5.71%.
Stories mentioning U.S. existing-home sales 2
10-Year Treasury Slides to 4.61% as Mortgage Rates Ease
Cooling inflation and a lower 10-year Treasury yield helped pull the 30-year mortgage rate to 6.67%, signaling a potential shift in Fed policy expectations.
Source: capitalgazette.com · sentinelandenterprise.com