Mortgage rates increased modestly this week, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate ticking up to 3.75 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.19 discount and origination points.
The larger jumbo 30-year fixed stepped lower to 3.67 percent, and the average 15-year fixed mortgage nosed up to the 3 percent mark. Adjustable mortgage rates were higher as well, albeit modestly, with the 5-year ARM increasing to 3.13 percent while the 7-year ARM crept higher to 3.37 percent.
Mortgage rates reversed last week's move, posting the first increase since mid-March. But the movement was pretty tame as not much changed in the previous week – we saw more mixed news on the economy against the backdrop of economic weakness and accommodative central banks overseas. Still, mortgage rates are at levels that prior to this month would have been the lowest since 2013, so nobody's mortgage refinancing is in jeopardy and nobody is being priced out of the market based on mortgage rates. With the Federal Open Market Committee meeting next week, don't expect big mortgage rate moves beforehand as markets await the Fed's thoughts on interest rates and the economy.
At the current average 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 3.75 percent, the monthly payment for a $200,000 loan is $926.23.
SURVEY RESULTS
30-year fixed: 3.75% -- up from 3.72% last week (avg. points: 0.19)
15-year fixed: 3.00% -- up from 2.99% last week (avg. points: 0.16)
5/1 ARM: 3.13% -- up from 3.11% last week (avg. points: 0.20)
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