Benchmark Mortgage Rate Drops to a New All-Time Low
Having inched down last week, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has since shed another 9 basis points (0.09 percentage points) to 3.15 percent which is 8 basis…
Mortgage Rates Holding Near All-Time Lows
While the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has inched up 5 basis points (0.05 percentage points) over the past two weeks to 3.28 percent, it’s effectively holding around…
Home Purchase Activity Ticks Up, Refinancing Activity Slips
With the benchmark mortgage rate having dropped to an all-time low of 3.23 percent last week, mortgage application volume in the U.S. inched up 1.0 percent over the past week,…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Drops to an All-Time Low
Having inched up last week, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has since dropped 10 basis points (0.10 percentage points) and now measures 3.23 percent, which 91 basis…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Inches Up, Short-Term Rate Slips
Having inched down to within 2 basis points (0.02 percentage points) of an all-time low last week, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has since inched back up…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Inches Down to a Near-Record Low
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage inched down another 2 basis points over the past week to 3.31 percent, which is 86 basis points (0.86 percentage points) below…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Holding Near an All-Time Low
Having dropped 32 basis points (0.32 percentage points) since mid-March, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage is now holding at 3.33 percent, which is 79 basis points below…
First 30-Year Rate “Inversion” Since 2009
In a move which shouldn’t catch any plugged-in readers by surprise, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has dropped another 17 basis points over the past week for…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Drops, Short-Term Rate Jumps
Having spiked last week, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has since shed 15 basis points for an average rate of 3.50 percent, which is 56 basis points…
Mortgage Rates Spike
Having inched up from an all-time low of 3.29 percent to 3.36 percent last week, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has since jumped another 29 basis points…