Thursday, March 29, 2007

30-year Mortgage Rates Flat, shorter term Rates Drop

30-year fixed rate mortgage rates remained flat this past week at 6.16% according to the Weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey released today by Freddie Mac, or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. Freddie releases the results of its weekly survey on Thursdays.

15-year fixed rate mortgages managed a slight decrease and dropped from 5.90% last week to 5.86% this week. Meanwhile, five-year adjustable rate mortgages also fell from 5.91% to 5.88% in the latest survey.

One-year adjustable rate mortgage rates increased slightly to 5.43%, which is up from the rate of 5.40% the previous week.

Here are the current average mortgage rates nationwide as provided by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac):



Rates This Week

Last Week's Rate

30-year Fixed


6.16%

6.16%

15-year Fixed


5.86%

5.90%

5-year ARM


5.88%

5.91%

1-year ARM


5.43%

5.40%


Bob Roscoe, Mortgage Marketing Associates, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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