Mortgage Rates Lower as Housing Market Recovers

Low mortgage rates and home prices are helping the housing market recover. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported existing home sales rose 8.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.14 million in the first quarter of 2011. Another positive sign the median existing single-family home price rose in 34 out of 153 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) according to the NAR.