Benchmark Mortgage Rate Drops, Odds of Easing Emerge
Having dropped to a 9-month low at the beginning of the year, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage, which hit a 7-year high of 4.94 percent this past…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Levels Off, Probability of a Hike Drops
Having dropped to a 9-month low two weeks ago, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage, which hit a 7-year high of 4.94 percent this past November, has been…
Mortgage Rates Drop to a 9-Month Low, Application Volume Jumps
Having shed 6 basis points over the past week, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has dropped to 4.45 percent, which is 49 basis points below the 7-year…
Mortgage Rates End the Year Half a Point Higher
Having hit a 7-year high of 4.94 percent last month, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has since dropped 39 basis points, including 7 basis points over the…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Drops to a Three-Month Low
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has dropped 18 basis points over the past two weeks to 4.63 percent, which remains 70 basis points above its mark at…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Holding, Odds of a Rate Hike Tick Up
Having dropped 13 basis points over the past two weeks, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage is now holding around 4.81 percent, which remains 91 basis points higher…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Nearing Its 8-Year High
Having slipped at the end of October, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage increased 11 basis points over the past week to 4.94 percent, which is 104 basis…
Mortgage Rates Slip but Hover near 8-Year Highs
Having jumped to 4.9 percent in early October, which was the highest average rate since early 2011, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has slipped 7 basis points…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Jumps, Nearing an Eight-Year High
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage jumped 18 basis points over the past two weeks to 4.90 percent, which is now 99 basis points above its mark at…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Rises to New Seven-Year High
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage jumped another 7 basis points over the past week to 4.72 percent, which is 89 basis points above its mark at the…