Category Archives: Interest Rates

Freddie Mac’s January 28 release of the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows mortgage rates moving lower for the fourth consecutive week as the Fed held interest rates steady.

The January 21 release of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results shows mortgage rates moving lower for the third consecutive week amid another week of market turbulence.

The results of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) released January 14 show mortgage rates moving lower with the 30-year fixed-rate declining for the second straight week.

Freddie Mac’s January 7 release of the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows mortgage rates mixed with the 30-year fixed-rate falling back below four percent to start the year.

Freddie Mac’s December 31 release of the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows fixed mortgage rates moving higher, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage breaking above four percent for the first time in five months.

Freddie Mac’s December 24 release of the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows fixed mortgage rates largely unchanged heading into the holiday weekend.

The December 17 release of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results shows fixed mortgage rates ticking slightly higher for the second week in a row amid the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise short-term interest rates for the first time since 2006.

Freddie Mac’s December 10 release of the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate ticking slightly higher on a better than expected November employment report.

The December 3 release of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results shows the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate declining for the third consecutive week on disappointing manufacturing data.

The November 25 release of the results of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate declining slightly leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage hasn’t risen above 4 percent since the week of July 23rd of this year, which is helping homebuyer affordability in the face of rising house prices due to low levels of inventory in many markets.