what the fuxk...mortgage is over 8% 10 years ago? even now 4.15% is much higher than Canada# Stock
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has fallen
to its lowest level on records dating to 1971.
The rate on the most popular mortgage dipped to 4.15 percent from 4.32
percent a week ago, Freddie Mac said Thursday. Its previous low of 4.17
percent was reached in November.
The last time long-term rates were lower was in the 1950s, when 30-year
loans weren't widely available. Most long-term home loans lasted 20 or 25
years.
Few expect record-low rates to energize the depressed home market. Over the
past year, the average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage has been below 5
percent for all but two weeks. Yet prices and sales remain unhealthy and are
holding back the overall economy.
Five years ago, the average 30-year fixed rate was near 6.5 percent. In 2000
, it exceeded 8 percent.
to its lowest level on records dating to 1971.
The rate on the most popular mortgage dipped to 4.15 percent from 4.32
percent a week ago, Freddie Mac said Thursday. Its previous low of 4.17
percent was reached in November.
The last time long-term rates were lower was in the 1950s, when 30-year
loans weren't widely available. Most long-term home loans lasted 20 or 25
years.
Few expect record-low rates to energize the depressed home market. Over the
past year, the average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage has been below 5
percent for all but two weeks. Yet prices and sales remain unhealthy and are
holding back the overall economy.
Five years ago, the average 30-year fixed rate was near 6.5 percent. In 2000
, it exceeded 8 percent.