The April 14 release of results of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows mortgage rates again moving lower, in response to high demand for Treasuries. The 30-year mortgage rate fell 1 basis point to 3.58 percent. This rate represents yet another low for 2016 and the lowest mark since May 2013.

Mortgage rates this week registered the delayed impact of last week’s sharp drop in Treasury yields as the 30-year mortgage rate fell 12 basis points to 3.59 percent. This rate marks a new low for 2016 and matches last year’s low in February 2015. Low mortgage rates and a positive employment outlook should support a strong housing market in the second quarter of 2016.

Freddie Mac’s March 31 release of the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows mortgage rates mixed and largely unchanged from the previous week.