SEATTLE, June 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow® Mortgage Marketplace is currently 3.48 percent, unchanged from the same time last week. Reported for the first time last week, this represents the lowest rate reported since Zillow Mortgage Marketplace launched in April 2008. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate hovered between 3.49 and 3.54 percent for the majority of the week, dipping to the current rate this morning.
"Mortgage rates rose late last week on the heels of the Federal Reserve announcement saying that, in an effort to keep interest rates low, they plan to extend Operation Twist through 2012 rather than the more aggressive option of increasing the purchase of mortgage-backed securities," said Erin Lantz, director of Zillow Mortgage Marketplace. "That option would have had the biggest impact in terms of keeping rates low. However, the slight increase in rates was short-lived, as rates are now back down below the 3.5 percent threshold they crossed for the first time last week.
"Looking to next week, news from the European Summit has the most potential to move markets, but unless the Summit produces unexpectedly immediate solutions, rates are unlikely to move much given the long-term nature of the European economic challenges," added Lantz.
Zillow's real-time mortgage rates are based on thousands of custom mortgage quotes submitted daily to anonymous borrowers on the Zillow Mortgage Marketplace site, and reflect the most recent changes in the market. These are not marketing rates, or a weekly survey.
The rate for a 15-year fixed home loan is currently 2.88 percent, while the rate for a 5-1 adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) is 2.46 percent.
Below are current rates for 30-year fixed mortgages by state. Additional states' rates are available at: http://www.zillow.com/mortgage-rates.
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State |
Current
30-Year
Fixed Rate
(06/26/12) |
Last week's
30-Year
Fixed Rate
(06/19/12) |
Change in
Basis Points |
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California Mortgage Rates |
3.46% |
3.46% |
0 |
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Colorado Mortgage Rates |
3.51% |
3.48% |
+3 |
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Florida Mortgage Rates |
3.48% |
3.47% |
+1 |
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Illinois Mortgage Rates |
3.54% |
3.48% |
+6 |
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Massachusetts Mortgage Rates |
3.47% |
3.52% |
-5 |
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New Jersey Mortgage Rates |
3.45% |
3.46% |
-1 |
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New York Mortgage Rates |
3.45% |
3.46% |
-1 |
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Pennsylvania Mortgage Rates |
3.46% |
3.47% |
-1 |
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Texas Mortgage Rates |
3.54% |
3.54% |
0 |
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Washington Mortgage Rates |
3.48% |
3.49% |
-1 |
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About Zillow Mortgage Marketplace
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