A "For Sale" outside a house in Hercules, California, US, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Homebuyers are facing a worsening affordability situation with mortgage rates hovering around the highest levels in more than a decade. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates moved a little bit higher last week, for the second week in a row, but are still in a range that consumers appear to like. Total mortgage application volume rose 9.9% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index. An additional adjustment was made for the New Year's holiday. The average…
