The rate Americans pay for a mortgage keeps going up.

The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate home loan edged higher to 4.72% from 4.67% a week earlier, mortgage-finance giant Freddie Mac said Thursday. That marked the weekly figure’s highest reading since December 2018.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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