Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results released Dec. 6 show little change in fixed mortgage rates, which remain near their record lows. This is helping to keep homebuyer affordability high and attractive to those looking to refinance.

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.

The results of Freddie Mac’s Nov. 1, 2012 Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) show fixed mortgage rates moving slightly lower this week while continuing to remain near their all-time lows.

Freddie Mac’s October 25 release of the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) showed fixed mortgage rates moving slightly higher while continuing to remain near their all-time lows.

Freddie Mac’s weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey^® (PMMS^®) results for Oct. 18 show fixed mortgage rates edging slightly lower with the 30-year fixed averaging 3.37 percent, just above its all-time record low of 3.36 percent, and the average 15-year fixed dipping to a new all-time record low at 2.66 percent.

The results of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) released on Oct. 11 showed average fixed mortgage rates moving slightly higher from their all-time record lows.  For example, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.39 percent, up from 3.36 percent last week.  A year ago, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.12 percent.

Average fixed mortgage rates fell to new all-time record lows for the second consecutive week, according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results released on October 4.  Mortgage securities purchases by the Federal Reserve and indicators of a weakening economy were contributing factors.