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US mortgage rates are forecast to stay above 7% in 2024
US mortgage rates are forecast to be higher than expected in the coming year, according to Goldman Sachs Research. Home prices are also projected to increase, even as borrowing costs remain elevated. As interest rates have risen, 30-year-mortgage rates are now expected to be 7.6% at the end of 2023, up from the previous estimate of 7.1%, Goldman Sachs Research analysts Roger Ashworth and Vinay Viswanathan write in the team’s report. Similarly, the forecast for rates at the end of 2024 now stands at 7.1%, up from 6.8% previously. At the end of 2025, rates are predicted to be 6.6%. The new forecast for mortgage rates ... (full story)