Benchmark Mortgage Rate Dips but Begins the Year above 4 Percent
Having hit a 32-month high at the end of 2016, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage slipped 12 basis points over the past week to start the year…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Back above 4 Percent and Forecast to Rise
For the first time in five months and following a post rate hike slip, the average rate for the benchmark 30-year mortgage is back above 4 percent having ticked up…
Mortgage Rates Drop Along With Odds Of A Hike In 2015
With the Fed having balked at raising the Federal funds rate last week, the average rate for a 30-year mortgage dropped to 3.86 percent, down from 3.91 percent the week…
Average 30-Year Mortgage Rate Drops Back Below 4 Percent
Having ticked up to 4.09 percent two weeks ago, the highest rate so far this year, the average rate for a 30-year mortgage has dropped to 3.98 percent, versus 4.12…
30-Year Mortgage Rate Ticks Up To Highest Level In 2015
Having crossed the 4 percent mark for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2014 last month, the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage has ticked up to…
30-Year Mortgage Rate Over 4 Percent For First Time In 2015
As we expected last week with the underlying basis on the move, the average rate for a 30-year mortgage has continued to climb, crossing the four percent mark for the…
Mortgage Rate Hits 2015 High
The average rate for a conforming 30-year mortgage has ticked up to 3.87 percent, the highest average rate in 2015 and 28 basis points above the near two-year low rate…
Mortgage Rates On The Move
The average rate for a conforming 30-year mortgage increased 12 basis points over the past week to 3.80 percent, up 21 basis point from a 3.59 percent 21-month low in…
Mortgage Rates Drop, Nearing 22-Month Lows
Mortgage rates have dropped for the second week in a row and the average rate for a conforming 30-year mortgage is down to 3.69 percent, within 10 basis point of…
Mortgage Rates Resume Their Climb
Following a slight one-week dip, mortgage rates continued to climb over the past week, with the rate for a conforming 30-year mortgage now averaging 3.86 percent, up 27 basis points…