US mortgage rates have ticked lower for the second consecutive week, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage slipped from 6.81% to 6.69% as reported by Freddie Mac.

Yahoo Finance senior housing reporter Claire Boston joins Brad Smith on Wealth, while also addressing the boost in mortgage applications in the final weeks of 2024.

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This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.