Why mortgage rates are going up while the Fed is cutting rates

Prospective home buyers who thought the Federal Reserve’s rate-cutting cycle would relieve high mortgage rates were in for a rude awakening in 2024. Since the date of the Fed’s first cut in September, the rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has gone up nearly a full percentage point, even though the Fed has cut two more times since then.

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