Friday, August 26, 2011

Mortgage Rates Follow Bond Yields Higher

Mortgage rates head higher off of last week's record lows.

New data released by Freddie Mac Thursday shows that for the week ending August 25, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.22 percent (0.7 point). That’s up from 4.15 percent last week. Last year at this time, the 30-year rate was averaging 4.36 percent.

The average rate for a 15-year fixed mortgage came in at 3.44 percent (0.6 point) this week, rising from 3.36 percent last week. Twelve months ago, the 15-year rate averaged 3.86 percent.



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