ADV: Mortgage Rates Drop to 6-month Low
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Demand for new home loans and refinancings jump as interest rates slide amid weak economic reports. NEW YORK  - New applications for US home loans rose last week while refinancings surged, as 30-year mortgage interest rates fell to their lowest ...
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Investor's Business Daily - The average 30-year fixed rate fell to 6.31% vs. 6.46% the week prior, while average 15-year rates dipped to 5.97% from 6.31%. One-year ARMs fell to 5.66% from 5.74%, Freddie Mac said. The government-sponsored lender said the dip could &quot;give some relief&quot; to borrowers looking to refinance loans or buy a home.
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Investor's Business Daily - Average 30-year rates jumped 10 basis points to 6.73% from a week ago, reversing three weeks of mild declines, Freddie Mac said. That&#39;s near the year-ago rate of 6.74%. Average 15-year rates rose to 6.39% vs. 6.3%, while one-year ARMs rose to 6.45% from 6.29%. Higher rates may keep housing weak through the second half.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Mortgage Bankers Assn. index of applications to buy or refinance a home fell 7.3% last week to 636.4 amid higher interest rates. It was the biggest drop in 4 months. The average 30-year fixed rate rose to 6.32%, the highest since Oct., from 6.23% the week before.
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WASHINGTON - A near-record low for an index that forecasts near-term home sales suggests borrowers in expensive areas are struggling to finalize purchases amid mortgage market woes.
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Rates on 30-year and 15-year mortgages dipped this week, a development that should help keep the housing market humming. Rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.74 percent for the week ending Nov.
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WASHINGTON -- Mortgage rates around the country fell this week, with rates on 30-year mortgages dipping to the second lowest level of the year, pushed down by further signs of economic weakness.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Mortgage Bankers Association's application index fell 7.6% to 603.8 in the week ended Dec. 21, the lowest since Dec. '06, despite lower borrowing costs. Both home purchase and refi applications fell. Mortgage applications have been especially volatile in recent weeks. Fixed 30-year mortgage rates fell 8 basis points to 6.1%. One-year adjustable rates tumbled 46 basis points to a 1-month low of 6.03%.  U.S. commercial paper issuance grew by $1.2 bil in the week ended Dec. 26 to $1.785 tril, after a big decline in the previous week, the Fed said. But asset-backed paper fell by $15. ...
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WASHINGTON - Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in auction yesterday with six-month bills falling to the lowest level since late August.
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U.S. housing starts and home sales  should fall short of 2004's record pace, but only slightly as  tame inflation helps sustain low long-term mortgage rates in  2005, Freddie Mac FRE.N economists said on Tuesday.  Frank Nothaft, chief economist at the No. 2 U.S. mortgage  underwriter, said housing starts should decline this year by 1  percent to 2 percent while 30-year mortgage rates are seen  increasing by no more than half a percentage point.
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Investor's Business Daily - Despite mortgage rates hitting their highest level in almost a year, the Mortgage Bankers Association&#39;s mortgage activity index rose 1.1% to 626.2 in the week ended July 6, with applications for buying homes up 3.8%. Applications were 10.5% above year-ago levels. But the 4-week average fell 1.6% to 6.27 as homebuyers remain wary.
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Investor's Business Daily - Average 30-year rates fell to 6.14% from 6.18% in the prior week. The 15-year rate averaged 5.86% vs. 5.92%, while 1-year ARMs fell to 5.47% from 5.49%. Rates are at their lowest levels so far this year, Freddie Mac said, citing worries over last week's sell-off in stocks and concerns over the slowing U.S. economy.
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Mortgage rates reversed a two-week climb this week, according to Freddie Mac&#39;s weekly mortgage survey. Freddie Mac reported that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.74 percent for the week ended today
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MORTGAGE lending fell again last month, a further sign that the housing bubble has burst. About Â£25.4bn was lent by banks and building societies last month, down 4% on August and the second monthly fall in