Fixed mortgage rates remained virtually unchanged near their record lows from last week, according to the results of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) released on Nov. 29. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has averaged below 4.00 percent all but one week in 2012, while the 15-year fixed-rate mortgage has averaged below 3.00 percent since the last week in May.

Fixed mortgage rates reached new record lows for the second straight week, according to the Nov. 21 results of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey®(PMMS®).  Low borrowing costs continue to support the ongoing housing recovery.

Fixed mortgage rates dipped to new all-time lows, according to the results of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), released Nov. 15. Previous lows for the 30-year fixed and 15-year fixed rates were set last month.

Freddie Mac’s Nov. 8 release of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results showed fixed mortgage rates continuing to hover near their record lows over the past six weeks.  Last year at this time, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.99 percent, dropping below 4.00 percent for the first time since Freddie Mac started reporting its weekly mortgage rates survey in 1971.