Home loan rates remain low

Rates for 30-year home loans were unchanged this week and remain close to record-low levels.

The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage was 5.04 percent, the same as a week earlier, mortgage company Freddie Mac said Thursday.

Rates, while above the record low of 4.78 percent hit in the spring, are still attractive for people looking to buy a home or refinance. Applications for home loans rose nearly 13 percent last week from a week earlier as refinancing applications surged, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday.

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