Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results released Jan. 17 show mortgage rates largely unchanged from the previous week.

Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® results released Jan. 10 show fixed mortgage rates moving higher following December’s employment report. The 30-year fixed averaged 3.40 percent, its highest reading in eight weeks. The all-time record low for the average 30-year fixed was 3.31 percent set November 21, 2012.

Freddie Mac released the latest results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey(R) (PMMS®) on January 3, showing fixed mortgage rates continuing to hover near their all-time record lows.

2012’s last Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results from Freddie Mac show average fixed mortgage rates finishing the year near record lows.  This is helping to keep homebuyer affordability high.  According to Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac’s vice president and chief economist, “Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages were nearly 0.6 percentage points below that of the beginning of the year, which translates into an interest payment savings of nearly $98,600 over the life of a $200,000 loan.”

Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results released Dec. 20 show the 30-year fixed rate up slightly, the 15-year rate down slightly.  Both remain near their record lows.

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.