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Mortgage Rates Continue To Hover Near Record Lows

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^{Published in Business and Finance on Thursday, November 1st 2012 at 7:17 GMT by Market Wire}  

Mortgage Rates Continue To Hover Near Record Lows -- MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- [ Freddie Mac ] (OTC: FMCC) today released the results of its [ Primary Mortgage Market Survey^® ] (PMMS^®), showing fixed mortgage rates moving slightly lower while continuing to remain near their all-time lows this week amid signs of a growing economy and low inflation.

News Facts

• [ 30-year fixed-rate mortgage ] (FRM) averaged 3.39 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending November 1, 2012, down from last week when it averaged 3.41 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.00 percent. 
• [ 15-year FRM ] this week averaged 2.70 percent with an average 0.7 point, down from last week when it averaged 2.72 percent.A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 3.31 percent. 
• [ 5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage ] (ARM) averaged 2.74 percent this week with an average 0.6 point, down from last week when it averaged 2.75 percent. A year ago, the 5-year ARM averaged 2.96 percent.
• [ 1-year Treasury-indexed ARM ] averaged 2.58 percent this week with an average 0.4 point, down from last week when it averaged 2.59 percent last week. At this time last year, the 1-year ARM averaged 2.88 percent.  

Average commitment rates should be reported along with average fees and points to reflect the total upfront cost of obtaining the mortgage. Visit the following links for [ Regional and National Mortgage Rate Details ] and [ Definitions ]. Borrowers may still pay closing costs which are not included in the survey.

Quotes

Attributed to Frank Nothaft, vice president and chief economist, Freddie Mac.

"Mortgage rates remained relatively unchanged this week on signs of a growing economy and low inflation. The economy grew [ 2.0 percent ] in the third quarter with residential fixed investment contributing 0.3 percentage points to growth. The core price [ index ] of personal consumer expenditures grew 1.7 percent between September 2011 and 2012 and was within the Federal Reserve's preferred target range."

Get the latest information from Freddie Mac's Office of the Chief Economist on Twitter:[ @FreddieMac ]

Freddie Mac was established by Congress in 1970 to provide liquidity, stability and affordability to the nation's residential mortgage markets. Freddie Mac supports communities across the nation by providing mortgage capital to lenders. Today Freddie Mac is making home possible for one in four homebuyers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. [ www.FreddieMac.com ].

SOURCE Freddie Mac