Fixed mortgage rates rise slightly
23.05.12
Mortgage motion fell this week as fixed mortgage rates showed signs of an upward veer, according to the latest data from Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).
The MBA’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Scrutinize for the week ending November 18, 2011 revealed that mortgage applications decreased 1.2 percent week-over-week. Gain activity actually increased, but mortgage refinancing activity fell sharply.
The MBA’s Refinance Ratio fell 4.0 percent week-over-week and is currently at the lowest horizontal since July 29, 2011. In addition, the overall portion of mortgage activity associated with refinancing kill to 75.9 percent of total applications from 77.3 one week earlier.
“Procurement applications increased last week, returning to levels from before the Veteran’s Day holiday,” Michael Fratantoni, MBA’s Venality President of Research and Economics, said in a statement. “However, purchase work remains almost 5 percent below last year’s level. Overall, refinance activity dropped for the week, but there was an proliferating in refinance applications for government loan programs.”
According to the MBA, 30-year immobilized-rate mortgages (FRM) with conforming loan balances of $417,500 or less averaged 4.23 percent in the latest observations, the same average as one week earlier. However, 30-year jumbo FRMs (those with loan balances higher than $417,500) rose to 4.59 percent after coming in at 4.56 percent the aforesaid week.
In addition, FHA-backed 30-year FRMs also rose – to 4.05 percent from 4.03 percent, while 15-year FRMs averaged 3.58 percent after averaging 3.54 percent last week.
Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) fared crap-shooter in the latest survey, as average interest rates for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 3.00 percent from 3.01 percent one week ago.
Source: e-wisdom.com