Freddie Mac’s (OTCQB: FMCC) Primary Mortgage Market Survey® reported that fixed-rate mortgages dropped slightly during the past week.
Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, said, “Modestly weaker consumer spending and manufacturing data, along with continued jitters around trade policy, caused interest rates to decline throughout the yield curve. While signals from the financial markets are flashing caution signs, the real economy remains on solid ground with steady job growth and five-decade low unemployment rates, which will drive up home sales this summer.”
News Facts
- 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.07% with an average 0.5 point for the week ending May 16, 2019, down from last week when it averaged 4.10%. A year ago at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.61%.
- 15-year FRM this week averaged 3.53% with an average 0.4 point, down from last week when it averaged 3.57%. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 4.08%.
- 5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) averaged 3.66% with an average 0.4 point, up from last week when it averaged 3.63%. A year ago at this time, the 5-year ARM averaged 3.82%.
