The 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate now sits at 7.49%, up from 7.31% last week. For buyers who are purchasing the median priced existing-home of $407,100, this is a monthly mortgage payment of $2,275. As mortgage interest rates continue to sit at a 23-year high, it is striking to consider a home buyer who purchased in January 2021, when rates were 2.65%. The same home buyer who purchased at...