Long-term mortgage rates are continuing to edge higher.

Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages is at 6.60 percent, compared to last week's 6.58 percent.

This week's rate was the highest since the week ending June 20, 2002, when 30-year mortgages stood at 6.63 percent.

A competing survey from Bankrate.com showed 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages rose to 6.73 percent this week.

Bankrate reported that fears of rising inflation drove up long-term mortgage rates.

Rates on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, a popular choice for refinancing a home mortgage, rose to 6.20 percent, up from 6.17 percent last week.

However, rates for one-year adjustable rate mortgages averaged 5.62 percent this week, unchanged from last week.

Higher mortgage rates are slowing home sales. For five years in a row, home sales hit record highs as low mortgage rates beckoned buyers.

Last week, the Federal Reserve hiked benchmark rates again. It began raising rates two years ago.