Mortgage Rates: Home Sales Up 3.6% on Low Mortgage Rates

mortgage-rates-home-sales-up-36-on-low-mortgage-ratesMortgage rates, first time home buyer incentives and affordable home prices have driven pending home sales 3.6 percent higher in June, the fifth month in a row of pending sales. 

The last time there was five consecutive months of gains in the Index was in July 2003.  The 3.6 percent gain in the Pending home Sales Index released by the National Association of Realtors is another very encouraging sign that the housing crisis is ending.

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Loan Term
Lender
APR / Rate
Fees / Points
Payment
District Lending
NMLS #1835285
5.440%
15-Year Fixed
5.250%
$5,000
Includes 0.750 points for $3,000
Lender Fees: $2,000
$3,216 /mo
Tomo Mortgage, LLC.
NMLS #2059741
5.606%
15-Year Fixed
5.490%
$3,032
Includes 0.758 points for $3,032
Lender Fees: $0
$3,267 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
5.650%
15-Year Fixed
5.490%
$4,172
Includes 0.868 points for $3,472
Lender Fees: $700
$3,267 /mo
New American Funding, LLC.
NMLS #6606
5.773%
15-Year Fixed
5.625%
$3,848
Includes 0.962 points for $3,848
Lender Fees: $0
$3,295 /mo
District Lending
NMLS #1835285
6.262%
5-Year ARM
6.125%
$5,860
Includes 0.965 points for $3,860
Lender Fees: $2,000
$2,431 /mo
District Lending
NMLS #1835285
6.356%
30-Year Fixed
6.250%
$4,500
Includes 0.625 points for $2,500
Lender Fees: $2,000
$2,463 /mo
Tomo Mortgage, LLC.
NMLS #2059741
6.569%
30-Year Fixed
6.490%
$3,292
Includes 0.823 points for $3,292
Lender Fees: $0
$2,526 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
6.600%
30-Year Fixed
6.490%
$4,592
Includes 0.973 points for $3,892
Lender Fees: $700
$2,526 /mo
New American Funding, LLC.
NMLS #6606
6.714%
30-Year Fixed
6.625%
$3,684
Includes 0.921 points for $3,684
Lender Fees: $0
$2,562 /mo
PenFed Credit Union
NMLS #401822
6.734%
30-Year Fixed
6.625%
$4,495
Includes 0.625 points for $2,500
Lender Fees: $1,995
$2,562 /mo
PenFed Credit Union
NMLS #401822
7.698%
15-Year Fixed
7.375%
$8,000
Includes 1.000 points for $4,000
Lender Fees: $4,000
$3,680 /mo
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 Rates

Current mortgage rates are hovering around the same range the past month. Average rates on conforming 30-year mortgages are at 5.27 percent today. The average rate on a 15-year mortgage rates at under 5.00 percent at 4.70 percent today. 

Jumbo mortgage rates have come down since the credit crisis of late last year.30-year jumbo mortgage rates are at 6.16 percent today and 15-year jumbo mortgage rates are averaging 5.87 percent today.

Adjustable rate mortgages can still be had for under 5.00 percent. As of today, the average mortgage rate on a conforming one-year adjustable rate mortgage is under 4.50 percent at 4.40 percent. 3/1 ARMs are averaging 4.66 percent today. The average rate on a conforming 5/1 ARM is at 4.42 percent today and the average rate for a conforming 7/1 ARM is at 4.85 percent.

Jumbo Adjustable Mortgage Rates

The average rate on a jumbo one-year ARM is at 5.16 percent. Jumbo 3/1 ARMs are averaging 5.47 percent today. The average jumbo 5/1 ARM is averaging 5.36 percent today and the average rate on a jumbo 7/1 ARM is at 6.34 percent today.

Here is an interview with the NAR's chief economist, Lawrence Yun about the current housing market. View video

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Author: Brian McKay
August 4th, 2009

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