{"id":5984,"date":"2020-05-21T08:01:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T14:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.richmondamerican.com\/agent-blog\/?p=5984"},"modified":"2023-12-14T09:11:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T16:11:31","slug":"2020-mortgage-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.richmondamerican.com\/agent-blog\/2020-mortgage-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 Mortgage Rates = Opportunity!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2020 has had its challenges for homebuyers, but mortgage rates aren\u2019t one of them! The rates we\u2019re seeing this year could make it possible for more people to afford a home\u2014and potentially a larger, better home than they may have been able to buy in the past. We\u2019ve created the following chart to help put these rates in perspective for house hunters. If you\u2019d like to share it with your clients and prospects, here\u2019s where you can <a href=\"https:\/\/richmondamerican.com\/Content\/GlobalMedia\/Media-40070.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">download a PDF of our flyer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.richmondamerican.com\/agent-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2020MortgageRateChart.jpg\" alt=\"Graph showing average interest rate per year\" class=\"wp-image-5994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.richmondamerican.com\/agent-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2020MortgageRateChart.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.richmondamerican.com\/agent-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2020MortgageRateChart-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"disclaimer\"><em>Rates are based on the average rates per year based on Freddie Mac rate reporting of conforming conventional loans (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freddiemac.com\/pmms\/pmms30.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"http:\/\/www.freddiemac.com\/pmms\/pmms30.html (opens in a new tab)\">http:\/\/www.freddiemac.com\/pmms\/pmms30.html<\/a>). <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2020 has had its challenges for homebuyers, but mortgage rates aren\u2019t one of them! 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