Mortgage Rates Drop for Second Week to 6.3%, Freddie Mac Says

Homes in Pacifica, California.

Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Mortgage rates in the US fell for a second week as the spring home sales season gets off to a sluggish start.

The average rate for 30-year, fixed loans was 6.3%, down from 6.37% last week, Freddie Mac reported on Thursday.