Mortgage Rates Continue to Decline: 30 Year Fixed Mortgage Rates at 4.87%

Fixed conforming mortgage rates are lower for the third consecutive week. 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 4.87 percent for the week ending March 3, 2011, a decrease from the prior week’s average of 4.95 percent. Average mortgage discount points on 30 year mortgages were 0.7 points, up from the previous week’s average of 0.6 points.