Mortgage rates climbed this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.11% from last week's reading of 6%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 6.65% a year ago.TEXAS CAPITAL'S HOUSEHOLD GROWTH SURGES, FAR OUTPACING NATIONAL RATE"Despite the modest uptick, buyers are responding to rates in this range, with existing-home sales increasing 1.7% in February," said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. "Purchase applications also increased this...

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