Mortgage misery! Average rate on a 30-year loan soars to 6.96 percent - meaning buyers now face paying an extra $1,000 a month on a standard property

Homebuyers faced more misery today as mortgage rates shot up to just below 7 percent - after rising for three weeks in a row.

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