Foster City, CA (PRWEB) December 28, 2011
Rates on the most popular types of mortgages rose slightly, according to HSH.com's Weekly Mortgage Rates Radar. The average rate for conforming 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose by two basis points (0.02 percent) to 4.06 percent. Conforming 5/1 Hybrid ARM rates increased by three basis points (0.03 percent), closing the Wednesday-to-Tuesday wraparound weekly survey at average 3.00 percent.
"Thirty-year fixed mortgage rates will start 2012 almost a full percentage point below where they began the year," said Keith Gumbinger, vice president of HSH.com. "With the economy gradually improving, refinancing or purchasing a home at the start of 2012 will be much more compelling than it was at the beginning of 2011." With home prices still falling, "homeowners with slight equity positions should not wait to refinance, but potential homebuyers might want to take a more leisurely pace," Gumbinger noted.
Average mortgage rates and points for conforming residential mortgages for the week ending December 27 were, according to HSH.com:
Conforming 30-year fixed-rate mortgage
- Average rate: 4.06 percent
- Average points: 0.27
Conforming 5/1-year adjustable-rate mortgage
- Average rate: 3.00 percent
- Average points: 0.23
Average mortgage rates and points for conforming residential mortgages for the previous week ending December 20 were, according to HSH.com:
Conforming 30-year fixed-rate mortgage
- Average Rate: 4.04 percent
- Average Points: 0.32
Conforming 5/1-year adjustable-rate mortgage
- Average Rate: 2.97 percent
- Average Points: 0.28
Methodology
Every week, HSH.com conducts a survey of mortgage rate data for a wide range of consumer mortgage products including ARMs, FHA-backed and jumbo mortgages, as well as home equity loans and lines of credit from hundreds of direct lenders in the U.S. For information on additional loan products, visit HSH.com.
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