Below is the weekly mortgage survey press release dated March 17, 2010 from Freddie Mac. Use this mortgage rate survey to help you in your real estate decisions. Call for info about rates and programs available for Salt Lake City real estate purchases. As always, if you have any questions, or if you are ready to explore your real estate opportunities in Salt Lake City, pick up the phone (801.455.6020) or send us a note!
30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Drops Amid Japan Crisis
For Immediate Release
March 17, 2011
Contact: corprel@freddiemac.com
or (703) 903-3933
McLean, VA – Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), which shows the 30-year fixed-rate dropping to 4.76 percent while the 15-year fixed-rate hit its lowest rate at 3.97 percent since December 2010.
News Facts
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30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.76 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending March 17, 2011, down from last week when it averaged 4.88 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.96 percent.
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15-year FRM this week averaged 3.97 percent with an average 0.7 point, down from last week when it averaged 4.15 percent. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 4.33 percent.
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5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) averaged 3.57 percent this week, with an average 0.6 point, down from last week when it averaged 3.73 percent. A year ago, the 5-year ARM averaged 4.09 percent.
- 1-year Treasury-indexed ARM averaged 3.17 percent this week with an average 0.6 point, down from last week when it averaged 3.21 percent. At this time last year, the 1-year ARM averaged 4.12 percent.
Average commitment rates should be reported along with average fees and points to reflect the total cost of obtaining the mortgage.
Quotes
Attributed to Frank Nothaft, vice president and chief economist, Freddie Mac.
- "With the crisis in Japan, investors rushed to buy the security of U.S. Treasury bonds , which lowered its yields and other interest rates as well. This allowed fixed mortgage rates to drift lower this week.
- "In aggregate, families have been strengthening their balance sheets. In the fourth quarter of 2010, household net worth rose by $2.1 trillion, boosted by gains in the stock market. This helped lower their financial obligation ratio (debt payments relative to disposable income) to the lowest level since the first quarter of 1995."
Freddie Mac was established by Congress in 1970 to provide liquidity, stability and affordability to the nation’s residential mortgage markets. Freddie Mac supports communities across the nation by providing mortgage capital to lenders. Over the years, Freddie Mac has made home possible for one in six homebuyers and more than five million renters.
Summary of Survey Results
| Fixed-Rate Mortgages |
| |
Average Conventional
30-Year Commitment Rate |
Fees & Points |
Average Conventional
15-Year Commitment Rate |
Fees & Points |
| US |
4.76 |
0.7 |
3.97 |
0.7 |
| Northeast |
4.76 |
0.7 |
3.99 |
0.7 |
| Southeast |
4.74 |
0.9 |
3.98 |
0.9 |
| N. Central |
4.77 |
0.6 |
3.95 |
0.6 |
| Southwest |
4.82 |
0.5 |
4.10 |
0.6 |
| West |
4.72 |
0.8 |
3.92 |
0.8 |
Freddie Mac defines its regions as follows:
Northeast: NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC, VA, WV, ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT
Southeast: NC, SC, TN, KY, GA, AL, FL, MS, PR, VI
North Central: OH, IN, IL, MI, WI, MN, IA, ND, SD
Southwest: TX, LA, NM, OK, AR, MO, KS, CO, NE, WY
West: CA, AZ, NV, OR, WA, UT, ID, MT, HI, AK, GU
Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) is for informational purposes only and Freddie Mac is not responsible for business decisions made based on the reported results of the PMMS. In general, the data presented were calculated from information collected Monday through Wednesday of the same week that the PMMS is released and may not reflect mortgage rates, fees or points currently available from any lender. Freddie Mac may change the methodology used to conduct the PMMS at any time and without notice.
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