Mortgage Rates Seesaw Higher

Freddie Mac

16 July 2015

Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey, showing fixed mortgage rates reversing course and moving to their highest level this year amid ongoing volatility in bond markets.

News Facts

  • 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.09 percent with an average 0.6 point for the week ending July 16, 2015, up from last week when it averaged 4.04 percent. A year ago at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.13 percent.
  • 15-year FRM this week averaged 3.25 percent with an average 0.6 point, up from last week when it averaged 3.20 percent. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 3.23 percent.
  • 5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) averaged 2.96 percent this week with an average 0.5 point, up from last week when it averaged 2.93 percent. A year ago, the 5-year ARM averaged 2.97 percent.
  • 1-year Treasury-indexed ARM averaged 2.50 percent this week with an average 0.3 point, unchanged from last week. At this time last year, the 1-year ARM averaged 2.39 percent.