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Mortgage Rates Return To April 2010 Levels

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Mortgage and Lending with Chris Brown | Certified Mortgage Planners NMLS 303797

 

Mortgage rates (Feb 2010 - Feb 2011)

Mortgage rates are surging.

Over the last 7 days, conventional, 30-year fixed rate mortgage rates have jumped 24 basis points, or 0.24%, according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

It's the largest 1-week spike in mortgage rates in recent history.

The 30-year fixed rate mortgage now averages 5.05% nationally. This is much, much higher than what we saw last November when mortgage rates were 4.17% and looked headed to the 3s.

That's not the case today. In fact, it's the opposite. 

Mortgage rates have risen quickly and fiercely this....

 

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Mortgage Rates Return To April 2010 Levels

Comments(1)

Chuck Carstensen
RE/MAX Results - Elk River, MN
Minnesota/Wisconsin Real Estate Expert

They are really on the rise it looks like. Still good rates.  I suppose they could not stay down forever.

Feb 13, 2011 11:23 PM