Mortgage Rates Fall After Weak Jobs Report

MCLEAN, Va.,  July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing mortgage rates following long-term bond yields lower amid weaker than expected jobs gains and an increase in the unemployment rate.

News Facts

• 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.51 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending July 14, 2011, down from last week when it averaged 4.60 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.57 percent.  

• 15-year FRM this week averaged 3.65 percent with an average 0.6 point, down from last week when it averaged 3.75 percent. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 4.06 percent.  

• 5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) averaged 3.29 percent this week, with an average 0.6 point, down from last week when it averaged 3.30 percent. A year ago, the 5-year ARM averaged 3.85 percent.

• 1-year Treasury-indexed ARM averaged 2.95 percent this week with an average 0.5 point, down from last week when it averaged 3.01 percent. At this time last year, the 1-year ARM averaged 3.74 percent.  

Average commitment rates should be reported along with average fees and points to reflect the total cost of obtaining the mortgage. Visit the following links for Regional and National Mortgage Rate Details and Definitions.

Quotes

Attributed to Frank Nothaft, vice president and chief economist, Freddie Mac.

• "Long-term bond yields and mortgage rates fell this week following a weak employment report. The economy added 18,000 jobs in June, well below the market consensus forecast, and the unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent, the highest since December 2010. In addition, employee wages stagnated. These factors may lead to less consumer spending, which in turn, reduces the threat of inflation in the near term."

Get the latest information from Freddie Mac's Office of the Chief Economist on Twitter: @FreddieMac

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.

SOURCE Freddie Mac

WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM?

440k+
Newsrooms &
Influencers

9k+
Digital Media
Outlets

270k+
Journalists
Opted In

GET STARTED