Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 3.1% in the third quarter of 2024, according to the Commerce Department’s third estimate. GDP increased 3% in Q2. The update primarily reflected upward revisions to exports and consumer spending that were partly offset by a downward revision to private inventory investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, were revised up.
Mortgage rates slip
The rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.36% this week. The rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was 5.71%.









