30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.51 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending July 14, 2011, down from last week when it averaged 4.60 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.57 percent.
15-year FRM this week averaged 3.65 percent with an average 0.6 point, down from last week when it averaged 3.75 percent. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 4.06 percent.
5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) averaged 3.29 percent this week, with an average 0.6 point, down from last week when it averaged 3.30 percent. A year ago, the 5-year ARM averaged 3.85 percent.
1-year Treasury-indexed ARM averaged 2.95 percent this week with an average 0.5 point, down from last week when it averaged 3.01 percent. At this time last year, the 1-year ARM averaged 3.74 percent.
Quotes
Attributed to Frank Nothaft, vice president and chief economist, Freddie Mac.
"Long-term bond yields and mortgage rates fell this week following a weak employment report. The economy added 18,000 jobs in June, well below the market consensus forecast, and the unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent, the highest since December 2010. In addition, employee wages stagnated. These factors may lead to less consumer spending, which in turn, reduces the threat of inflation in the near term."
