Mortgage rates rise, bringing the average rate on a 30-year home loan to where it was 4 weeks ago

FILE - A for sale sign is displayed in front of a home in Evanston, Ill., on March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) · Associated Press · AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh Mortgage rates ticked higher this week, nudging the average long-term U.S. home loan rate closer to its recent high for the year. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate edged up to 6.66% from 6.65% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the average rate was 6.56%. Higher mortgage rates can add hundred…