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Mortgage Rates Tick Down Again in U.S.
According to Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey for early August 2017, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped to its lowest point in six weeks.
Sean Becketti, chief economist of Freddie Mac commented, "After holding relatively flat last week, the 10-year Treasury yield fell 4 basis points this week. The 30-year mortgage rate moved in tandem with Treasury yields, dropping 3 basis points to 3.90 percent. Earlier this week, Federal Reserve officials highlighted the influence of continued weak inflation data on rates."
Freddie Mac News Facts
- 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.90 percent with an average 0.5 point for the week ending August 10, 2017, down from last week when it averaged 3.93 percent. A year ago at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 3.45 percent.
- 15-year FRM this week averaged 3.18 percent with an average 0.5 point, the same as last week. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 2.76 percent.
- 5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) averaged 3.14 percent this week with an average 0.5 point, down from last week when it averaged 3.15 percent. A year ago at this time, the 5-year ARM averaged 2.74 percent.
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