Freddie Mac’s August 29 release of the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows average fixed mortgage rates moving lower from the previous week as the Federal Reserve’s bond purchase program continues to drive market speculation.

Freddie Mac’s August 22 release of the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows average fixed mortgage rates following bond yields higher, and reaching new highs for the year.

Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results released on August 15 show average fixed mortgage rates holding steady from the previous week.

Freddie Mac’s August 8 release of the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows average fixed mortgage rates changing little since last week. Spiking more than a full percentage point since early May, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has seesawed week-to-week, while remaining below its recent high of 4.51 percent in mid-July.

Freddie Mac’s August 1 Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results show average fixed mortgage rates increasing slightly while still remaining relatively low, helping to support the ongoing housing recovery.

The July 25 release of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results shows average fixed mortgage rates easing for the second consecutive week.

Freddie Mac’s July 18 release of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results shows average fixed mortgage rates easing along with market concerns over the Federal Reserve’s bond purchase program.

Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results released on July 11 show average fixed mortgage rates again trending higher. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.51 percent; last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 3.56 percent.

The July 3 release of results from Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows average fixed mortgage rates backing down somewhat after jumping last week to their highest levels since mid-2011.

Freddie Mac’s June 27 release of results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows average fixed mortgage rates jumping along with bond yields amid recent Fed remarks that it could begin tapering its bond purchases later this year. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose from 3.93 percent last week to 4.46 percent this week; the highest it has been since the week of July 28, 2011. This represents the largest weekly increase for the 30-year fixed since the week ended April 17, 1987.