Mortgage Rates: Home Sales Driven Higher by Low Mortgage Rates

Low mortgage rates are bringing buyers back into the market for homes driving existing home sales higher for the third consecutive month. In addition to low home mortgage rates driving sales higher, the $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit and near record home affordability is also bring home buyers back to the real estate market.

Home sales including single family homes, town homes, co-ops and condominiums increased 3.6 percent in June 2009 on a seasonally adjusted basis according to the Nation Association of Realtors. Home sales were strongest out West with an increase of 6.4 percent. Home sales in the South increased 4.0 percent. Home sales in the East increased 2.5 percent and home sales in the Midwest rose 0.9 percent.

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Loan Type

Purchase Refinance with Cash out Refinance

State

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District Of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

FICO Score

Superior (780-850) Exceptional (760-779) Excellent (740-759) Very Good (720-739) Good (700-719) Above Average (680-699) Average (660-679) Fair (640-659) Need Improvement (620-639) Poor (350-620)

Loan Amount

$

Points

Up to 0 points Up to 0.5 points Up to 1 points Up to 1.5 points Up to 2 points Up to 2.5 points Up to 3 points

LTV

%

Loan Term

 15-Year Fixed  20-Year Fixed  30-Year Fixed  5-Year ARM  7-Year ARM  10-Year ARM

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Lender

APR / Rate

Fees / Points

Payment

NMLS #2326098

License: 60DBO-181478

5.077%

15-Year Fixed

4.875%

$5,533

Includes 0.895 points for $3,580

Lender Fees: $1,953

$3,138 /mo

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NMLS #1835285

5.204%

15-Year Fixed

4.990%

$5,660

Includes 0.915 points for $3,660

Lender Fees: $2,000

$3,162 /mo

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NMLS #1025894

5.545%

15-Year Fixed

5.375%

$4,448

Includes 0.937 points for $3,748

Lender Fees: $700

$3,242 /mo

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NMLS #3030

5.886%

15-Year Fixed

5.750%

$3,500

Includes 0.875 points for $3,500

Lender Fees: $0

$3,322 /mo

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NMLS #401822

5.962%

15-Year Fixed

5.750%

$5,500

Includes 0.375 points for $1,500

Lender Fees: $4,000

$3,322 /mo

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NMLS #1835285

6.013%

30-Year Fixed

5.875%

$6,000

Includes 1.000 points for $4,000

Lender Fees: $2,000

$2,367 /mo

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NMLS #401822

6.048%

30-Year Fixed

5.875%

$7,500

Includes 0.875 points for $3,500

Lender Fees: $4,000

$2,367 /mo

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NMLS #2326098

License: 60DBO-181478

6.105%

30-Year Fixed

5.990%

$5,125

Includes 0.793 points for $3,172

Lender Fees: $1,953

$2,396 /mo

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NMLS #1025894

6.231%

30-Year Fixed

6.125%

$4,544

Includes 0.961 points for $3,844

Lender Fees: $700

$2,431 /mo

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NMLS #3030

6.722%

30-Year Fixed

6.625%

$4,000

Includes 1.000 points for $4,000

Lender Fees: $0

$2,562 /mo

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NMLS #2326098

License: 60DBO-181478

6.761%

5-Year ARM

6.625%

$5,829

Includes 0.969 points for $3,876

Lender Fees: $1,953

$2,562 /mo

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NMLS #1835285

7.011%

5-Year ARM

6.875%

$5,560

Includes 0.890 points for $3,560

Lender Fees: $2,000

$2,628 /mo

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Rate data provided by RateUpdate.com. Displayed by ICB, a division of Mortgage Research Center, NMLS #1907, Equal Housing Opportunity. Payments do not include taxes and insurance premiums. Actual payments will be greater with taxes and insurance included. Rate and product details.

Mortgage Interest Rates

Today's mortgage rates are low because the Fed Funds rate is in a targeted range of zero percent to one-quarter percent until the economy recovers.  The Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke make it clear this week in his semiannual testimony to Congress that they won't raise interest rates anytime soon.

Current Mortgage Rates

Mortgage rates are currently headed back down this week probably because of the Fed's remarks to Congress on Tuesday. Conforming fixed rate 30-year mortgages are at 5.30 percent today, down from our mortgage survey report on Monday showing 30-year rates at 5.34 percent. The average fixed rate for a conforming 15-year is at 4.77 percent, down from Monday's rate of 4.80 percent.

Jumbo Mortgage

Jumbo mortgage rates are also headed down this week. Today's 30-year jumbo rate is averaging 6.14 percent, down from Monday's jumbo rate of 6.21 percent. 15-year jumbo mortgage rates are at 5.78 percent, down from Monday's jumbo loan rate of 5.83 percent.

Adjustable Rate Mortgages

Today's adjustable mortgage rates are mixed compared to Monday's mortgage report.  The average mortgage rate one-year conforming ARM is now at 4.42 percent, down from Monday's rate of 4.51 percent. The average rate on a three-year ARM is at 4.70 percent, Monday's average rate was 4.66 percent. Conforming rates for Five-year ARMs are averaging 4.57 percent, unchanged from Monday's rate. Seven-year ARMs are down to 5.05 percent from 5.14 percent on Monday.

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