Mortgage Rates and Home Sales Dip as Home Prices Rise

Over the past month, average mortgage rates trended higher as news of stronger growth has sent U.S. Treasury yields higher. The increase in rates has been small and average rates are still just above record lows set in November of 2012. Mortgage rates today on 30 year conventional home loans are averaging 3.61 percent, a slight increase from last week's average 30 year mortgage rate of 3.60 percent.