Wednesday, August 20, 2008

This Fell Down To An Average Of 33 Percent For This Week

Category: Finance.

This week, again the mortgage rates dropped down a little. The market is also worried about housing slump and how long the market will continue to suffer because of this.



Experts believe that the main reason behind the fall in the mortgage rates is the market s concern for the slower economic growth during the next few months. These worries were raised due to the recent report of October, which explains that there is some regional manufacturing weakness. This fell down to an average of 33 percent for this week. Last week the average interest rate of 30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgages was 40 percent. Last year at this point of time the average interest rate of 30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgages was 40 percent. A year ago the average interest rate of 15 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage was 10 percent.


This week the average interest rate of 15 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage is 99 percent, lower than 08 percent of last week. This week the interest rate of the 5 Year Treasury indexed hybrid adjustable rate mortgages averaged 03 percent, lower than 11 percent of last week. The interest rate of the 1 Year Treasury indexed adjustable rate mortgages also fell down. Last year at this point of time the average interest rate of 5 Year Treasury indexed hybrid adjustable rate mortgage was 14 percent. This week its average interest rate is 66 percent, lower than 76 percent, the average of last week. To gain the rates, the 30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgages and the 5 Year Adjustable Rate Mortgages required payment of an average 5 Point, while the 15 Year Fixed Rate Mortgages and the 1 Year Adjustable Rate Mortgages required payment of an average 6 point.


A year ago the average interest rate of 1 Year Treasury indexed adjustable rate mortgage was 60 percent. A point is 1% of the mortgage amount, charged as prepaid interest. Frank Nothaft, Vice President and Chief Economist of Freddie Mac, pointed out towards the drop in the existing single- family sale during the month of September as a result of the credit tightening that took place in the month of August. Mr. This was the slowest pace in the sale of the single- family home ever after January 199He also said that this week, both the economic indicators and mortgage rates came in a mixed form. Even though it increased by 12 percent on an unadjusted basis and was 15 percent higher than what it was during last year on the same week.


The applications for mortgage were almost the same to what it was during the previous week on a seasonally adjusted basis. The previous week had been a little shorter because of the Columbus Day holiday, which accounts for a little low numbers. This week it reached to 12 percent from the previous week s 15 percent. Refinancing as a part of all the mortgage activities increased by 7 percent, from the previous week s 43 percent to 40 percent this week and the market share of the adjustable rate mortgage also increased by 7 percent.

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