The weekly average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage in the U.S. rose slightly this week.

The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, better known as Freddie Mac, posted Thursday that a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.22% for the week, a 0.05 percentage point increase.

Mortgage rates had been dropping over the past month. Last week’s 6.17% average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, down 0.02 percentage points, marked four consecutive weeks of decreases.

The Freddie Mac post Thursday suggested this week’s average was still a good deal for buyers. Mortgage rates had climbed to just below 7% in June and had been even higher at the start of the year.

“This week the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.22%. On a median-priced home, this could allow a homebuyer to save thousan

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