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            <title><![CDATA[US Mortgage Rates Jump to 6.3% With First Increase in a Month]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates in US Fall for Third Week, Dropping to 6.23%]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates Drop for Second Week to 6.3%, Freddie Mac Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Mortgage Rates Rise for Fifth Week, Sending 30-Year to 6.46%]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates Jump to 6.38% as War Rattles Housing Market]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates Climb to Three-Month High, With 30-Year at 6.22%]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates Jump Most in 11 Months on Inflation Risk From Iran War]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sub-6% Mortgage Rates Vanish as Iran War Sparks Inflation Fears]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Homeowners Stay Put 12 Years, Stifling the US Housing Market]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[30-Year Mortgage Rate Falls Below 6% For First Time Since 2022]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:01:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Connecticut Is Trying to Fix Flood Risk Maps]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Also: China tightens its air pollution rules]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leslie Kaufman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:29:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Many State Flood Maps Are Not Up to Date. Connecticut Is Trying to Fix That]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A new tool offers the public detailed estimates of their flood exposure, but some worry risk disclosure will impact home values.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leslie Kaufman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:30:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Mortgage Rates Fall to Lowest Level in More Than Three Years]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Mortgage Rates Inch Down, Reaching 6.09% for 30-Year Loans]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-12/us-mortgage-rates-reach-6-09-for-30-year-loans-first-drop-in-a-month</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Easy-Money Loans Backfire on Rookies in the Home Flipping Market]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Private credit funds helped fuel a boom in risky real estate deals—until the market turned.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-02-08/private-credit-loans-are-driving-foreclosures-in-the-home-flipping-market</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 22:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Mortgage Rates Nudge Higher, Reaching 6.11% for 30-Year Loans]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[‘Trump Homes’ Plan to Test Feasibility of Lease-to-Own Model]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Builders are proposing a program converting renters to buyers, but past iterations have had mixed results. ]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Homes in Crockett, California, US, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Pending sales of US existing homes fell in December by the most since April 2020, an unusually large drop after the housing market appeared to be gaining some momentum.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Mortgage Rates Tick Higher, Reaching 6.1% for 30-Year Loans]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Mortgage Rates Inch Up From a Three-Year Low, Reaching 6.09%]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-22/us-mortgage-rates-inch-up-from-a-three-year-low-reaching-6-09</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Prashant Gopal]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Affordability Pitch Heads to Davos Fixed on Greenland]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/trump-s-affordability-pitch-heads-to-a-davos-focused-on-greenland-over-midterms</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Katy O'Donnell]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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