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15-year Mortgage Breaks 3% for First Time, 30-Year Sets Record Low

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

By Justin T. Hilley • May 31, 2012 • HousingWire.com The 15-year, fixed-rate mortgage broke the 3% barrier for the first time, falling to 2.97%, while the 30-year FRM set a new all-time record for the fifth straight week. The … Continue reading →

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Freddie Mac Mortgage Rates Back Below 4%

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

By Justin T. Hilley • March 29, 2012 • HousingWire.com The nation’s average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate dipped back below 4% on weaker housing economic indicators. The Freddie Mac survey showed the 30-year, FRM averaged 3.99% for the week ending … Continue reading →

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Mortgage Rates Surpass 4% for First Time since October

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

By Justin T. Hilley • March 22, 2012 • HousingWire.com The nation’s mortgage rates are catching up with increases in U.S. Treasury bond yields as the average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage passed 4% for the first time since the end of … Continue reading →

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Mortgage Rates Head Higher on Positive Economic Data

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

03/15/2012 By: Carrie Bay, DSNews.com Rates for all mortgage loan products headed higher this week as positive employment indicators rolled in, with job growth over the last six months the strongest it’s been since 2006. That, coupled with the Greek … Continue reading →

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Freddie Mac Mortgage Rates Remain at All-time Low

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

By Andrew Scoggin, • February 16, 2012 • HousingWire.com Fixed mortgage rates remained unchanged from last week, according to the weekly market survey from Freddie Mac. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.87% for the week ending Thursday, the third straight … Continue reading →

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Weak Economic Data sends Mortgage Rates Lower

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

By Kerri Panchuk, • February 2, 2012 • HousingWire.com Mortgage rates fell to new lows for the week ending Feb. 2 as economic data showed weaker than expected economic growth, Freddie Mac said Thursday. The McLean, Va.-based government-sponsored enterprise released … Continue reading →

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Mortgage Rates Rise as Housing ends Year on High Note

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

KERRY CURRY, HousingWire.com, Thursday, January 26th, 2012 Average mortgage rates climbed this week as the housing market ended 2011 on  a high note, according to Freddie Mac‘s weekly survey of  rates. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.98% for the week ending … Continue reading →

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Mortgage Rates finish year new Historic Lows

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

 JUSTIN T. HILLEY, HousingWire.com Thursday, December 29th, 2011, 9:13 am The nation’s average mortgage interest rates are finishing 2011 near all-time  historic lows, helping to keep homebuyer affordability high. The Freddie Mac mortgage market survey showed the 30-year,  fixed-rate mortgage … Continue reading →

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Mortgage Rates Hover near all-time Lows: Freddie Mac

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

Mortgage rates hover near all-time lows: Freddie Mac by KERRI PANCHUK Thursday, December 15th, 2011 Mortgage rates in the U.S. hovered near record lows this past week, according  to a new mortgage rate report from Freddie Mac. The 30-year, fixed-rate … Continue reading →

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Mortgage Rates Dip Slightly

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

by JUSTIN T. HILLEY, HousingWire.com Thursday, November 10th, 2011 The nation’s average mortgage rates changed little from last week amid a mix  of economic data reports, Freddie Mac said Thursday. The results of Freddie’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey revealed that … Continue reading →

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