{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Market Newsdesk","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com","author_name":"Newsdesk","author_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/author\/newsdesk\/","title":"Mortgage Rates Continue to Inch Up - Market Newsdesk","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MWeLhKKXpT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/mortgage-rates-continue-to-inch-up\/\">Mortgage Rates Continue to Inch Up<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/mortgage-rates-continue-to-inch-up\/embed\/#?secret=MWeLhKKXpT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Mortgage Rates Continue to Inch Up&#8221; &#8212; Market Newsdesk\" data-secret=\"MWeLhKKXpT\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"MCLEAN, Va., March 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey\u00ae (PMMS\u00ae), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.09 percent. \u201cAs expected, mortgage rates continued to inch up but are still hovering around three percent, keeping interested buyers in the market,\u201d said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac\u2019s Chief Economist. \u201cHowever, residential construction has declined for two consecutive months and given the very low inventory environment, competition among potential homebuyers is a challenging reality, especially for first-time homebuyers.\u201d News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.09 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending March 18, 2021, up from last week when it averaged 3.05 percent. A year &hellip; Continue reading \"\"","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODE5MjYzOSM0MDcxMTc4IzIwODExNTY="}