Suddenly 30-year fixed mortgages look good: report
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Amid a steady stream of headlines about turmoil in the U.S. mortgage market propelled by rising defaults of subprime loans, home buyers and owners are fast turning to traditional, long-term mortgages for home financing needs, according to a report released on Wednesday.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Mortgage Bankers Assoc.&#39;s mortgage applications index rose 5.5% in the week ended Sept. 7 as interest rates fell to the lowest since May. Analysts said tighter lending standards may be prompting borrowers to file more than one application. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell 0.17 point 15 6.25%. The refi share of applications increased 0.7 point 15 42.1%.
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Mortgage rates around the country went up this week, with 30-year mortgages climbing to the highest level since early September. Freddie Mac, in its weekly survey released Thursday, reported that rates on
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Gross mortgage lending rose in January despite unsettled market conditions, industry figures show.
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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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Mortgage rates rose about one-tenth of a point this week, Freddie Mac said Thursday. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.82 percent this week, with an average 0.6 points, up from last week when it averaged 5.72 percent.
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Interest rates on U.S. 30-year and  15-year mortgages edged higher this week amid signs the economy  is improving, stoking inflation concerns, mortgage finance  company Freddie Mac said on Thursday.
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New applications for U.S. home loans  rose last week along with mortgage refinancings as 30-year  mortgage rates eased to their lowest levels in six months, an  industry group said on Wednesday.
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Investor's Business Daily - The average 30-year fixed mortgage fell 0.05 point 15 6.69% in the week of June 21, Freddie Mac said. It was 6.71% a year ago. The 15-year fixed rate fell to 6.37% from 6.43% last week. Rates fell due to concerns that the housing market will continue to hurt the economy following declines in housing starts and home builder optimism, said Freddie Mac chief economist Frank Nothaft.
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Thirty-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.76 percent for the week ending November 11th, up from 5.70 percent last week. Mortgage rates are still low by historical standards, however, even with the increase.
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Lenders issued $33.2 billion in new loans for commercial properties in the second quarter, up 17.4 percent from the same quarter in 2003, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Friday.
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Rates on 30-year and 15-year mortgages dipped this week. Rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.74 percent, mortgage giant Freddie Mac said in its weekly survey released Thursday.
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Fixed-rate mortgage rates have behaved very well, still close to 5.75 percent in the face of oil falling below $50/bbl, stocks in an up-side technical breakout, improving economic data, and the Fed showing every sign of continuing to raise its rate.
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WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year and 15-year mortgages fell this week to the lowest levels seen in six months, good news for people wanting to buy a home or refinance.
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Interest rates on US 30-year and 15-year mortgages edged higher this week amid signs the economy is improving, stoking inflation concerns, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said on Thursday.
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New applications for U.S. home loans  rose last week as 30-year mortgage rates eased to their lowest  level since early April, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Mortgage rates around the country crept up this week, although 30-year mortgages still were below the 6 percent level for a fourth straight week, Freddie Mac reported Thursday.