The rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.46% this week, down slightly from last week when it averaged 6.49%. A year ago, the 30-year rate was 7.23%. The rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.62%, down from last week when it averaged 5.66%. A year ago, the rate was 6.55%.
New York Fed: Consumer short-term inflation expectations slip in February
Consumer inflation expectations in February declined at the short-term horizon and remained unchanged at the medium- and longer-term horizons, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported in its most recent Survey of Consumer Expectations.










