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Mortgage rates fall below 7% for first time in months
Jeff Ostrowski | (TNS) Bankrate.com Mortgage rates broke below the 7% barrier this week, according to Bankrate’s latest lender survey. It was the first time since February that the average 30-year rate was in the sub-7 range. The reason: optimism that the …