Zillow: Mortgage rates remain at 16-month low
Rates below 4% for third week in a row
The interest rate for a 30-year,
fixed-rate mortgage remained at a 16-month low last week, continuing a trend of
sub-4% interest rates, according to a new report from Zillow (Z).
Current rate borrowers were quoted an
average interest rate of 3.81% on Zillow’s Mortgage Marketplace in the week
that ended Tuesday, which equaled the previous week’s
figure of 3.81%.
The previous week’s total was down from 3.96%,
leaving interest rates at below 4% for three weeks running.
According to Zillow’s report,
the 30-year fixed mortgage rate hovered around 3.85% for most of the week,
dropping to 3.7% last Wednesday and then rising back up the current rate.
“Last week mortgage rates experienced
dramatic inter-day volatility, falling Wednesday to their lowest level since
May 2013 fueled by global economic concerns and the potential threat of an
Ebola epidemic,” said Erin Lantz, vice president of mortgages at Zillow. “With
little mortgage market-moving data scheduled to be released next week, we
expect rates to remain stable.”
Zillow also reported that the 15-year fixed mortgage rate
continued below 3% last week, sitting at 2.97% as of Tuesday morning. The rate
for 5/1 adjustable rate mortgages was 2.8%, up slightly from last week’s figure
of 2.7%.
Ben Lane October 21, 2014 5:52pm
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