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Mortgage rates fell for the second week in a row, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 6.76% from last week's reading of 6.81%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 7.22% a year ago. "In recent weeks, rates for the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage have fallen even lower than the first-quarter average of 6.83%," said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac's chief economist. IS THE US HOUSING MARKET BECOMING A...