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Mortgage rates dropped for the eighth time this year, hitting an all-time low.

The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 2.88% this past week, according to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. That’s the lowest level in nearly 50 years.

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This segment aired on August 7, 2020.