30 year mortgage interest rates headed higher this week over last week, following U.S. Treasury yields move higher. This is the second consecutive week of increases. Even with the increase, today’s mortgage interest rates are still incredibly low and will probably hover around these ranges until the first quarter of 2010.
Current 30-year mortgage rates increased to 4.97% this week, a slight increase from last week’s average 30 year rate of 4.95%. This week is the fifth consecutive week 30 year mortgage rates stayed below 5.00% in MBR’s Weekly Mortgage Rates Survey. An all-time low of 4.85% was set the week of November 30, 2009.
15 year mortgage rates remained unchanged at 4.40%. This is the seventh consecutive week 15 year mortgage interest rates remained below 4.50%. An all-time low of 4.35% was set the week of November 30, 2009. The most recent high of 5.20% was set back in June of 2009.
