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 the same time last year, the highest average rate since April of 2011 and within 15 basis points on... Read More »
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 same time last year and the highest average rate since April of 2011, according to Freddie Mac’s latest Mortgage... Read More »
As predicted, the Federal Reserve has just raised its benchmark Federal Funds rate, upping its target range by another 0.25 percent (25 basis points) and signaling expectations for another quarter-point increase by the end of the year. The Fed dropped the benchmark rate a total of five (5) percentage... Read More »
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage ticked up another 5 basis points over the past week to 4.65 percent, which is 82 basis points above its mark at the same time last year and within 1 basis points of the seven-year high rate of 4.66 percent which... Read More »
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage ticked up another 6 basis points over the past week to 4.6 percent, which is 82 basis points above its mark at the same time last year, which is the largest year-over-year (YOY) increase since May of 2014, and within 6... Read More »
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage inched up 2 basis points over the past week to 4.54 percent, which is 76 basis points above its average rate of 3.88 percent at same time last year and within 12 basis points of its seven-year high (4.66 percent) which... Read More »
Having bounced around a narrow 15 basis point band over the past four months, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has been hovering around 4.5 percent over the past couple of weeks, which is 70 basis points above its 3.82 percent average rate at same time last... Read More »
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage slipped 7 basis points over the past two weeks to 4.53 percent but remains 64 basis points above its mark at the same time last year and within 13 basis points of the seven-year high (4.66 percent) which it hit in... Read More »
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has ticked 8 basis points over the past two weeks to 4.60 percent, which is 67 basis points higher on a year-over-year basis and within 6 basis points of its seven-year high of 4.66 percent which it hit in May, according... Read More »
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage inched up a single (1) basis points over the past week to 4.53 percent, which is 50 basis points higher on a year-over-year basis and within 13 basis points of its seven-year high of 4.66 percent which it hit in May,... Read More »
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