Wednesday, September 13, 2006
LUEGO DE SEIS SEMANAS CONSECUTIVAS EN BAJA LOS INTERESES HIPOTECARIOS MUESTRAN ALZA NUEVAMENTE
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Rates on 30-year mortgages increase after 6 weeks of declines
Mortgage Rate Trend Index
Up or down for mortgage rates? Mortgage industry experts polled by Bankrate.com this week expect mortgage rates to remain unchanged (60 percent) or up (30 percent) over the next 30 to 45 days. The rest (10 percent) predict a decrease.
WASHINGTON -- Sept. 8, 2006 -- Rates on 30-year mortgages edged up slightly this week, after six consecutive weeks of declines.
Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages rose to 6.47 percent this week, up from 6.44 percent last week.
It was the first increase since July 20 when 30-year mortgages hit a four-year high of 6.80 percent. Since that time rates had been declining as investors became more convinced that a slowing economy would keep inflation in check and forestall any further interest rates increases by the Federal Reserve.
Rates on 30-year mortgages will likely fluctuate for the rest of the year in a narrow range of between 6.5 percent and 7 percent, predicted Freddie Mac chief economist Frank Nothaft.
The Fed left interest rates unchanged at its Aug. 10 meeting, breaking a two-year period of rate increases. Many private economists believe the central bank, which next meets on Sept. 20, may be finished raising rates as long as inflation pressures continue to decline.
After hitting record sales levels for five straight years, home sales are expected to fall by around 10 percent this year as the once-booming housing market comes back to earth.
"Higher rates have resulted in houses sitting on the market for longer periods of time, changing the real estate sector into more of a buyer's market from a seller's market," Nothaft said.
Rates on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, a popular choice for refinancing, averaged 6.16 percent this week, up from 6.14 percent last week.
For one-year adjustable-rate mortgages, rates rose to 5.63 percent, up from 5.59 percent last week.
Rates on five-year adjustable-rate mortgages edged up to 6.14 percent this week, compared to 6.11 percent last week.
The mortgage rates do not include add-on fees known as points. Thirty-year mortgages and 15-year mortgages both carried a nationwide average fee of 0.4 point. One-year ARMS carried a nationwide average fee of 0.7 point while five-year ARMs carried a fee of 0.5 point.
A year ago, 30-year mortgages averaged 5.71 percent, 15-year mortgages stood at 5.30 percent, one-year ARMs were at 4.45 percent and five-year ARMs averaged 5.24 percent.
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LUEGO DE SEIS SEMANAS DURANTE EL CUAL LOS INTERESES HIPOTECARIOS ESTABAN REFLEJANDO BAJAS, ESTA SEMANA PASADA REFLEJO UN LEVE AUMENTO. A CONTINUACION EL TEXTO DE LA NOTICIA.
Rates on 30-year mortgages increase after 6 weeks of declines
Mortgage Rate Trend Index
Up or down for mortgage rates? Mortgage industry experts polled by Bankrate.com this week expect mortgage rates to remain unchanged (60 percent) or up (30 percent) over the next 30 to 45 days. The rest (10 percent) predict a decrease.
WASHINGTON -- Sept. 8, 2006 -- Rates on 30-year mortgages edged up slightly this week, after six consecutive weeks of declines.
Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages rose to 6.47 percent this week, up from 6.44 percent last week.
It was the first increase since July 20 when 30-year mortgages hit a four-year high of 6.80 percent. Since that time rates had been declining as investors became more convinced that a slowing economy would keep inflation in check and forestall any further interest rates increases by the Federal Reserve.
Rates on 30-year mortgages will likely fluctuate for the rest of the year in a narrow range of between 6.5 percent and 7 percent, predicted Freddie Mac chief economist Frank Nothaft.
The Fed left interest rates unchanged at its Aug. 10 meeting, breaking a two-year period of rate increases. Many private economists believe the central bank, which next meets on Sept. 20, may be finished raising rates as long as inflation pressures continue to decline.
After hitting record sales levels for five straight years, home sales are expected to fall by around 10 percent this year as the once-booming housing market comes back to earth.
"Higher rates have resulted in houses sitting on the market for longer periods of time, changing the real estate sector into more of a buyer's market from a seller's market," Nothaft said.
Rates on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, a popular choice for refinancing, averaged 6.16 percent this week, up from 6.14 percent last week.
For one-year adjustable-rate mortgages, rates rose to 5.63 percent, up from 5.59 percent last week.
Rates on five-year adjustable-rate mortgages edged up to 6.14 percent this week, compared to 6.11 percent last week.
The mortgage rates do not include add-on fees known as points. Thirty-year mortgages and 15-year mortgages both carried a nationwide average fee of 0.4 point. One-year ARMS carried a nationwide average fee of 0.7 point while five-year ARMs carried a fee of 0.5 point.
A year ago, 30-year mortgages averaged 5.71 percent, 15-year mortgages stood at 5.30 percent, one-year ARMs were at 4.45 percent and five-year ARMs averaged 5.24 percent.
EN MARRERO REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE TENEMOS ACCESO A EXPERTOS DE LA INDUSTRIA HIPOTECARIA. PERSONAS QUE INTEGRAMENTE BUSCAN LAS MEJORES SOLUCIONES PARA USTED.
GRACIAS POR VISITAR NUESTRA PAGINA
WWW.JOSERAULMARRERO.COM
787-486-7906
407-436-5140
