{"id":159366,"date":"2025-08-15T20:37:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T13:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/mortgage-rates-have-made-a-substantial-improvement-economist-says-heres-what-to-know\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T22:45:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:45:02","slug":"mortgage-rates-have-made-a-substantial-improvement-economist-says-heres-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/mortgage-rates-have-made-a-substantial-improvement-economist-says-heres-what-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Mortgage rates have made a 'substantial improvement,' economist says \u2014 here\u2019s what to know"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nMany homeowners refinanced their mortgages at the start of August as interest rates lowered. Here’s how to know if it’s time to consider it, per experts.
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\nSource : cnbc.com
\nRead more…Mortgage rates have made a ‘substantial improvement,’ economist says \u2014 here\u2019s what to know<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many homeowners refinanced their mortgages at the start of August as interest rates lowered. 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