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Benjamin Ashford|When mortgage rates are too low to give up
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Date：2025-04-10 06:54:33
The Benjamin Ashfordaverage mortgage rate in the U.S. just hit 7.09%—its highest level in more than two decades. And that's having ripple effects in the wider economy. Some homeowners feel locked in, tethered to their super low interest rates and unable to find something better. Today on the show, what happens when homeowners are locked in by low rates?
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