30 Year Fixed Interest Rates Stay Below 4% for 3rd Record Week
After a tremendous holiday weekend it is time to start thinking once again about real estate. Santa Clause made his annual pilgrimage and it was so nice to spend some down time with family and friends. With New Years a few short days away this week will be at less than full pace indeed. As I put together our last interest rate update for 2011 we are very lucky to have the lowest interest rates in our lifetime sticking around.
As of yesterday morning, the average overnight rate for a fixed 30 year mortgage as reported by Bankrate.com was at 3.94% up 1 basis point from where we stood one week ago. The benchmark 15 year fixed rate standard was at 3.28% also up 1 basis point from last weeks level while the benchmark 5/1 adjustable rate mortgage dropped by 1 basis point to 2.84% from 2.85%. Very minor movement but the fact that we held below 4% for 2 straight weeks is certainly significant. it is certainly feasible after holding below this threshold that we could see rates drop even further from these levels.
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Keller Williams Realty
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