Mortgage Rates on Real Estate, Still Below 4%

Mortgage Rates on Real Estate, Still Below 4%

Mortgage Rates on Real Estate, Still Below 4%. Image courtesy of Stuart Miles / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Mortgage Rates on Real Estate, Still Below 4%. Image courtesy of Stuart Miles / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

 

Average fixed-rate mortgages inched up from last week’s lowest rates of the year but are still hovering below historical lows, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey.

Freddie Mac reports the following national averages with mortgage rates for the week ending Oct. 30:

  • 30-year fixed-rate mortgages: averaged 3.98 percent, with an average 0.5 point, rising from last week’s 3.92 percent average. Last year at this time, 30-year rates averaged 4.10 percent.
  • 15-year fixed-rate mortgages: averaged 3.13 percent, with an average 0.5 point, rising from last week’s 3.08 percent. A year ago, 15-year rates averaged 3.20 percent.
  • 5-year hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages: averaged 2.94 percent, with an average 0.5 point, rising from last week’s 2.91 percent average. Last year at this time, 5-year ARMs averaged 2.96 percent.
  • 1-year ARMs: averaged 2.43 percent, with an average 0.4 point, up from last week’s 2.41 percent average. A year ago, 1-year ARMs averaged 2.51 percent.

Source: Freddie Mac