Category Archives: Interest Rates

The Feb. 28 release of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results shows average fixed mortgage rates moving lower after being largely unchanged over the past month.

The release on Feb. 21 of Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results showed the 30-year fixed rate edging up to 3.56 percent, while the 15-year fixed remained unchanged at 2.77 percent.

Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey(R) (PMMS®) results released on Feb. 14 show average fixed mortgage rates unchanged from the previous week and remaining near their record lows.  The 30-year rate has remained the same for three consecutive weeks.

The Feb. 7 release of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results showed key mortgage interest rates unchanged or slightly lower.

Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results released January 31 show mortgage rates continuing to trend higher.  This marks the first week the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has averaged above 3.5 percent since September 13, 2012.

The results of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) released January 24 show fixed mortgage rates moving higher from the previous week.  The 30-year fixed averaged 3.42 percent, its highest reading since September 29, 2012.  But fixed-mortgage rates still remain highly affordable near their all-time record lows.

Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results released Jan. 17 show mortgage rates largely unchanged from the previous week.

Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® results released Jan. 10 show fixed mortgage rates moving higher following December’s employment report. The 30-year fixed averaged 3.40 percent, its highest reading in eight weeks. The all-time record low for the average 30-year fixed was 3.31 percent set November 21, 2012.

Freddie Mac released the latest results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey(R) (PMMS®) on January 3, showing fixed mortgage rates continuing to hover near their all-time record lows.

2012’s last Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results from Freddie Mac show average fixed mortgage rates finishing the year near record lows.  This is helping to keep homebuyer affordability high.  According to Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac’s vice president and chief economist, “Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages were nearly 0.6 percentage points below that of the beginning of the year, which translates into an interest payment savings of nearly $98,600 over the life of a $200,000 loan.”