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.

The 30-year fixed rate climbed to 6.78%, pushing refinance demand down 2% and purchase applications down 0.3%