LISTEN: Mortgage rates drop for first time in weeks

May 9, 2024, 5:10 PM | Updated: May 10, 2024, 9:55 am

home for sale sign, mortgage rates dropped...

A for sale sign stands outside a single-family residence on Sunday, June 18, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

BY SAM HERRERA

Digital Content Producer

SALT LAKE CITY — Mortgage rates in the U.S. fell for the first time in weeks, the Associated Press reported on Thursday.

Shane Stewart, a certified financial planner with Deseret Mutual Benefit Association, joined Jeff Caplan’s Afternoon to discuss:

Follow @samanthagherr

We want to hear from you.

Have a story idea or tip? Send it to the KSL NewsRadio team here.

Rural wildlife firefighters, "Hot Shots"...

Michael Camit

Utah is struggling to retain its rural ‘Hotshots’

Filling jobs of rural wildlife firefighters can be difficult due to the cost of living according to the Utah Division of Forestry, Fires and State Lands.

1 hour ago

Amie Schaeffer

UDOT receives nearly $1.4 billion for Utah County projects

Nearly $1.4 billion in funding has been approved by the state for multiple Utah County projects due to population growth.

1 hour ago

A car is filled at a gas pump in Sandy on Tuesday, March 19, 2024....

Adam Small

Experts predict record number of drivers, lower Memorial Day gas prices

Experts have predicted that 43.8 million people will travel this weekend. They could experience lower gas prices.

2 hours ago

KIERSTEN NUNEZ, KSL TV

Residents express concern over Spanish Fork intersection where 2 girls hit

Spanish Fork residents voiced their concerns over the safety of a just days after two girls were hit by a car and seriously injured.

3 hours ago

BYU nursing student Jane Pearson smiles before donating her bone marrow in late 2023....

Emma Everett Johnson, KSL.COM

BYU student donates bone marrow to potentially save stranger’s life

BYU nursing student Jane Pearson is donating bone marrow to a stranger through the National Marrow Donor Program.

4 hours ago

Utah Utes pitcher Mariah Lopez goes into her windup as the softball team plays Ole Miss in the NCAA...

Josh Furlong, KSL.com

South Carolina’s 1st inning grand slam ends Utah softball’s season in 5-1 loss

DURHAM, N.C. — All it took was one swing Sunday afternoon. With bases loaded at the top of the first inning, South Carolina’s Aniyah Black took an 0-1 pitch to deep left field and over the wall. And with the grand slam hit, South Carolina took a commanding 4-0 lead before Utah even had a […]

14 hours ago