Mortgage Rates Head Lower In Mortgage Survey: 30 Year Mortgage Rates Back Under 5.00% at 4.95%

Current conforming fixed mortgage rates are lower in the latest mortgage survey released this morning. In this week's Primary Mortgage Market Survey released by Freddie Mac, conforming fixed 30 year mortgage rates are back under 5.00 percent averaging 4.95 percent for the week ending February 24, 2011, a decrease from the prior week’s average of 5.00 percent. Average mortgage discount points on 30 year mortgages were 0.6 points, down from the previous week's average of 0.7 points.