Mortgage Rates Continue To Hover Near Record Lows

In Freddie Mac's results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey®, fixed mortgage rates moved slightly lower while continuing to remain near their all-time lows this week amid signs of a growing economy and low inflation.

30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.39 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending November 1, 2012, down from last week when it averaged 3.41 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.00 percent. 

15-year FRM this week averaged 2.70 percent with an average 0.7 point, down from last week when it averaged 2.72 percent. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 3.31 percent. 

5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) averaged 2.74 percent this week with an average 0.6 point, down from last week when it averaged 2.75 percent. A year ago, the 5-year ARM averaged 2.96 percent.

1-year Treasury-indexed ARM averaged 2.58 percent this week with an average 0.4 point, down from last week when it averaged 2.59 percent last week. At this time last year, the 1-year ARM averaged 2.88 percent.  According to Frank Nothaft, vice president and chief economist, Freddie Mac:

"Mortgage rates remained relatively unchanged this week on signs of a growing economy and low inflation. The economy grew 2.0 percent in the third quarter with residential fixed investment contributing 0.3 percentage points to growth. The core price index of personal consumer expenditures grew 1.7 percent between September 2011 and 2012 and was within the Federal Reserve's preferred target range."

November 2, 2012 Published by Realty Times

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