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5 Mortgage Rates Secrets Killing First‑Time Buyers
5 Mortgage Rates Secrets Killing First-Time Buyers The five hidden mortgage-rate factors that most first-time buyers overlook are credit-score premiums, rate spikes from recent Fed policy, second-mortgage costs, point pricing, and state-level spread differences. These forces quietly raise monthly payments and can add thousands of dollars to the total cost