NEW YORK, July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mortgage rates increased for the second week in a row, with the benchmark conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate now 4.79 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.32 discount and origination points.
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The average 15-year fixed mortgage stepped up to 3.9 percent while the larger jumbo 30-year fixed rate climbed to 5.27 percent. Adjustable rate mortgages were higher also, with the average 5-year ARM rising to 3.49 percent and the 7-year ARM inching higher to 3.72 percent.
Mortgage rates increased for the second week in a row and the third time in the last four weeks. Better economic news and an easing of concerns about a potential Greek debt default spurred this week's move, pushing mortgage rates to a two-month high. Mortgage rate volatility could pick up in the coming weeks as investors grapple with the state of the U.S. economic recovery, quarterly corporate earnings, and a deadline for increasing the debt ceiling.
The last time mortgage rates were above 6 percent was Nov. 2008. At the time, the average 30-year fixed rate was 6.33 percent, meaning a $200,000 loan would have carried a monthly payment of $1,241.86. With the average rate now 4.79 percent, the monthly payment for the same size loan would be $1,048.12, a difference of $193 per month for anyone refinancing now.
SURVEY RESULTS |
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30-year fixed: 4.79% -- up from 4.71% last week (avg. points: 0.32) |
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15-year fixed: 3.90% -- up from 3.86% last week (avg. points: 0.31) |
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5/1 ARM: 3.49% -- up from 3.45% last week (avg. points: 0.32) |
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Bankrate's national weekly mortgage survey is conducted each Wednesday from data provided by the top 10 banks and thrifts in the top 10 markets.
For a full analysis of this week's move in mortgage rates, go to http://www.bankrate.com/finance/mortgages/volatility-imperils-mortgage-stability.aspx?ic_id=tsThumb1.
The survey is complemented by Bankrate's weekly Rate Trend Index, in which a panel of mortgage experts predicts which way the rates are headed over the next seven days. This week, nearly half of the panelists, 47 percent, expect mortgage rates to remain more or less unchanged. Just over one-third, 35 percent, predict mortgage rates will fall and 18 percent forecast an increase in mortgage rates in the upcoming week.
For the full mortgage Rate Trend Index, go to http://www.bankrate.com/RTI
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