Mortgage markets worsened last week, moving U.S. mortgage rates higher on the whole.
Like prior weeks, market action was sharp. Rates climbed 0.25 percentage points Wednesday afternoon, which shocked thousands of unprepared mortgage rate shoppers. Markets made small improvements over the remainder of the week, but couldn't undo the damage.
Mortgage rates have been volatile since last quarter. So, what can buyers and refinancing households expect to see this week. What will mortgage rates do next?
Freddie Mac : 30-Year Fixed Rate At 4.22%
According to government-backed Freddie Mac, last week, the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate slipped 13 basis points to 4.22% nationwide; with the rate available to prime borrowers willing to pay 0.7 discount points at closing.
0.7 discount points carries a cost equal to 0.7% of your loan size.
A borrower in Boston, Massachusetts, therefore, whose loan size is equal to the local Freddie Mac mortgage loan limit of $417,000 would pay $2,919 at closing in order to lock a 4.22% mortgage rate. A borrower in Orange County, California with a loan size at the local limit of $625,500 would pay $4,379.
Borrowers opting out of discount points will pay slightly higher rates.
Freddie Mac reported rates for 15-year fixed rate mortgages lower, too. The group's survey of more than 100 mortgage lenders showed the average 15-year fixed rate mortgage rate down eight basis points to 3.27% nationwide.
Like its 30-year counterpart, the 15-year rate requires 0.7 points to be paid at closing.
There is now a 0.95 percentage point difference between the published rates of a 30-year and 15-year fixed rate mortgage -- among the largest spreads in recorded mortgage history. Borrowers using a 15-year mortgage now pay close to 70% less to own their own home than via a 30-year loan.
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Like prior weeks, market action was sharp. Rates climbed 0.25 percentage points Wednesday afternoon, which shocked thousands of unprepared mortgage rate shoppers. Markets made small improvements over the remainder of the week, but couldn't undo the damage.
Mortgage rates have been volatile since last quarter. So, what can buyers and refinancing households expect to see this week. What will mortgage rates do next?
Freddie Mac : 30-Year Fixed Rate At 4.22%
According to government-backed Freddie Mac, last week, the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate slipped 13 basis points to 4.22% nationwide; with the rate available to prime borrowers willing to pay 0.7 discount points at closing.
0.7 discount points carries a cost equal to 0.7% of your loan size.
A borrower in Boston, Massachusetts, therefore, whose loan size is equal to the local Freddie Mac mortgage loan limit of $417,000 would pay $2,919 at closing in order to lock a 4.22% mortgage rate. A borrower in Orange County, California with a loan size at the local limit of $625,500 would pay $4,379.
Borrowers opting out of discount points will pay slightly higher rates.
Freddie Mac reported rates for 15-year fixed rate mortgages lower, too. The group's survey of more than 100 mortgage lenders showed the average 15-year fixed rate mortgage rate down eight basis points to 3.27% nationwide.
Like its 30-year counterpart, the 15-year rate requires 0.7 points to be paid at closing.
There is now a 0.95 percentage point difference between the published rates of a 30-year and 15-year fixed rate mortgage -- among the largest spreads in recorded mortgage history. Borrowers using a 15-year mortgage now pay close to 70% less to own their own home than via a 30-year loan.
Read more: http://themortgagereports.com/14022/mortgage-rate-analysis-and-prediction-how-will-u-s-mortgage-rates-move-this-week
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