The average mortgage rate for a 30-year fixed loan rose from its previous record low by 14 basis points this week to 2.79%, according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. This marks the first time mortgage rates have risen in almost two months.

The 15-year fixed rate also rose slightly this week from 2.16% to 2.23%.

Even with this week’s uptick, there have still been 23 consecutive weeks when average mortgage rates have been below 3%.

According to Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, rising treasury yields have been putting pressure on rates to finally move up again.

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