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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates down from last year for first time in 2017

Fall from 4-month high

Mortgage rates fell from their four-month high, decreasing in the short week before the Thanksgiving holiday, according to Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

“Rates dipped slightly in a short week leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday,” Freddie Mac Chief Economist Sean Becketti said.

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(Source: Freddie Mac)

The 30-year fixed rate mortgage dropped to 3.92% for the week ending November 22, 2017. This is down from last week’s 3.95% and down, for the first time in 2017, from last year’s level of 4.03%.

However, the 15-year FRM increased slightly from 3.31% last week to 3.32% this week, and remains above last year’s 3.25%.

The five-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage increased slightly as well, climbing to 3.22%. This is up from 3.21% last week and from 3.12% last year.

“The 10-year Treasury yield fell roughly four basis points, while the 30-year mortgage rate dropped three basis points to 3.92%,” Becketti said. “Mortgage rates continue to remain low.”

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