Mortgage rates ticked higher this week, nudging the average long-term U.S. home loan rate closer to its recent high for the year.

Mortgage rates rise again, with 30-year rates at 6.73%, 15-year rates at 5.87% and jumbo rates at 6.80%. Here's what homebuyers need to know.

Mortgage rates have edged higher, reaching their highest point in three weeks. This increase is adding pressure to the already sluggish U.S. housing market. Total mortgage…