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Mortgage interest rates made substantial moves during the week ended March 6 and 7, but according to surveys conducted by Freddie Mac and by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) they made the moves in opposite directions. There are frequently differences in the trends revealed in the two surveys which...
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The interest rates on fixed rate mortgages (FRM) were up during the week ended February 14 according to the results of Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The 30-year FRM increased to 5.72 from 5.67 the previous week with fees and points unchanged at 0.4. One year ago the 30-year FRM averaged...
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After pitching upward the previous week long term interest rates were flat during the week ended February 7 according to the results of Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The survey found that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.67 percent with 0.4 point for the week, down a single...
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Mortgage interest rates for the week ended January 24 continued to fall and long term rates hit their lowest levels since the spring of 2004 according to the results of Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week ended January 24, 2008. The survey showed that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage...
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Mortgage rates plummeted last week as week economic reports, chiefly jobs and unemployment reports came in at the weakest levels in several years. The Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey reported that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) dropped 20 basis points from the previous week to an average...
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Interest rates were down significantly during the week ended January 5, but the big news was the surge in mortgage applications that welcomed in the New Year. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced that mortgage loan applications increased 32.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the...
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Mortgage rates were up slightly during the pre-holiday week ended December 20 according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey conducted by Freddie Mac. The 30-year fixed rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.14 percent with 0.4 point for the week, up from 6.11 percent with 0.5 point the week before. During...
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It was one of those weeks when one had to wonder if Freddie Mac and the Mortgage Bankers Association were operating in the same universe. The former presented results of its weekly survey indicating that mortgage rates were dead in the water while the latter reported substantial interest rate declines...
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Mortgage rates continued to ebb and flow within a narrow range last week; most rates are little changed from where they were in late July 2006. Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week ended July 26 reported that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.69 percent with an average...
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Short-term adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) were unchanged during the last week, but longer term fixed and adjustable rate mortgages did move; if up or down depends on whether you accept the surveys behind the reports of Freddie Mac or the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). According to Freddie Mac...