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In general, the average 5/1 ARM rate is about 0.5% lower for the first several years than the average rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages. 4. Negotiate your mortgage rate ...
At this time last year, mortgage rates were 8 basis points higher — and this is the No. 1 mortgage lender for May 2025. Story by Andrew Shilling • 3d.
During the last three years, mortgage rates have been on the rise. In early 2022, the average 30-year fixed rate was 4.72% and the 15-year fixed rate was 3.91%. Rates reached a recent ...
The lowest average 15-year mortgage rate ever recorded was in mid-2021, when it fell to 2.10%, according to Freddie Mac.
And 15-year conforming rates have shot up 38 bps in the past week to reach 6.88%. Rates had reached a 2025 low point on April 11, when 15-year and 30-year rates averaged 6.38% and 6.69%, ...
Average mortgage rates for popular terms continue to fall as of Thursday, May 1, 2025, starting the new month at just about the same levels as the start of April.