Freddie Mac reports today that fixed mortgage rates climbed slightly higher this week to 3.48 percent for a 30-year fixed, but continue to hover near historic lows. The 15-year fixed rate averaged 2.78 percent. Read Freddie Mac’s news release.
“The 10-year Treasury yield remained flat this week in anticipation of the Fed’s July policy meeting. Mortgage rates, on the other hand, rose another 3 basis points to 3.48 percent. Nonetheless, home sales continue to benefit from the persistently low mortgage rates with June’s new home sales coming in at an annualized rate of 592,000 homes — its fastest pace since 2008,” said Freddie Mac Chief Economist Sean Becketti in the release.
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