The typical monthly payment on a median-priced $440,950 home at today’s 6.75% mortgage rate is roughly $2,288. (That’s ...

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Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year loan this week slid to 6.71% from 6.79% – the highest level since they briefly surged above 7% in the fall.

Buying a home has always been complicated. You have to figure out how much money to put down and how that down payment will affect a monthly mortgage bill. Then there are the closing costs and fees.

Assuming a 3.5% down payment and excluding tax and insurance, the typical payment at today’s 6.84% mortgage rate on a median-priced $440,000 home is roughly $2,779 per month. MORE FROM REALTOR: ...